01 April 2026 Friends of the Earth India condemns the arrest of Lingaraj Azad and Suresh Sangram on March 25, 2026, in Bhawanipatna, Odisha, and calls for their immediate release. We also demand the immediate and unconditional release of at least 25 Adivasi villagers, including 11 women, who are currently imprisoned for defending their land, …
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The Bargi Dam, the first dam built on the Narmada River, displaced and affected 162 predominantly tribal villages in the districts of Mandla, Seoni, and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. One of these displaced villages, Chutka in Mandla district, has now been proposed as the site for a nuclear power project. The Chutka Nuclear Project received …
Friends of the Earth India On March 11, we remember the devastating nuclear disaster at Fukushima in 2011. Fifteen years later, the tragedy continues to remind the world that nuclear energy is neither safe nor sustainable. The Fukushima disaster displaced thousands of people, contaminated land and water, disrupted livelihoods, and left long-lasting impacts on communities, …
Soumya Dutta, soumyadutta.delhi@gmail.com New push for Nuclear Energy : In the recently presented Union Budget for 2025-26, the Indian government announced a “Nuclear Energy Mission for Vikshit Bharat”, with a significant budgetary support of Rs.20,000 crores for R&D to develop an ‘indigenous’ Small Modular Reactor and install at least five such SMRs by the year …
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(A Critical Guide to the SHANTI Bill and Its Impact on Communities, Rights and the Environment) - please find the pdf below On March 11, marking the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Friends of the Earth India is releasing a new handbook titled: “SHANTI OR SHAM? Exposing India’s Corporate Nuclear Push and Defending People, …
Friends of the Earth India is pleased to release our new publication: Ecological Critique of theBudget The Union Budget is often viewed as a technical financial exercise. However, as this publication highlights, it is also a deeply political and ecological document that shapes development pathways, determines environmental outcomes, and influences the lives and livelihoods of …
Youth Workshop Report | September 18–21, 2025 | Bagaicha, Ranchi For four days in September, Bagaicha in Ranchi became a meeting ground for young people from natural resource–based communities across Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana. The workshop, organised by Friends of the Earth India, was built around a simple question: **what does it mean to …
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Public Statement | August 09, 2025 | Friends of the Earth, India On this important day marking 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and as the world honors the resilience and rights of Indigenous Peoples, Friends of the Earth India raises its voice in strong opposition to the Indian government’s dangerous …
Friends of the Earth India strongly condemn the Israeli military’s brutal attack on Palestine’s only national seed bank, a direct assault on Palestinian food sovereignty, ecological heritage, and farmers’ rights. The demolition of this vital facility is an act of environmental violence aimed at erasing indigenous seeds, local wisdom, and the people’s right to land …
India has announced plans to reach Net Zero emissions by 2070 and has pledged to decarbonise its economy, including the power generation sector which is right now overwhelmingly dependent on coal. In spite of this ambitious intent and commendable on-ground progress, coal and coal-based power generation will remain a significant part of India’s energy basket …
