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Saving Mali Parbat from Bauxite Mine: Villagers resist project as Odisha govt extends Hindalco’s mining lease In Odisha’s Koraput district, disquiet looms over the vast, picturesque expanse of lush green paddy, ginger and vegetable fields that separate Mali Hill from Pakajhola village. A proposed mining project in the hill has made the villagers, most of …

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First in India, 1 lakh ‘ecopreneurs’ in hills to be trained by Uttarakhnd Forest Dept The Uttarakhand forest department will train 1 lakh residents in 10 hill districts to propel them towards ‘ecopreneurship’, a business practice driven not just by profits but also by a concern for the environment. The ecopreneurs will undergo training on …