CONDEMNING THE ARREST OF LINGARAJ AZAD AND ADIVASI LEADERS IN ODISHA
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,…
From Chutka to Nuclear Policy: Private Investment, Costly Electricity and Unanswered Questions
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…
March 11- *Remembering Fukushima: The World Must Not Forget- Be Vigilant against nuclear power*
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,…
India’s Reckless Push for Risky Nuclear (fission) Power
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…
SHANTI OR SHAM? – Exposing India’s Corporate Nuclear Push and Defending People, Democracy & Ecology
(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,…
Ecological Critique of the Budget
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…
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