October, 2025: Approved permanent transfer of 271.92 acres of non-forest land in Noamundi to Hindalco Industries Ltd. for compensatory afforestation in lieu of diverted forest land for Chakla coal block.
October 2025 Newsletter Justice in Mining Network South Asia Message Dear friends, Johar! As we mark a decade since the historic adoption of the Paris Agreement, the upcoming CoP30 in Brazil stands as a crucial moment for global climate politics. India’s Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, in his address at the Pre-CoP30 Ministerial Roundtable in Brasilia, underscored that “Multilateralism remains the cornerstone of global climate action.” His statement captures both the aspirations and the contradictions shaping climate policy today — the need to balance global commitments with local realities and justice. The global climate discourse increasingly revolves around “transition minerals” and “clean fuels,” positioned as essential tools for achieving low-carbon development. However, these transitions are often embedded in extractive practices that externalize costs onto communities and ecosystems in the Global South. Policies of carbon off...
