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How the fight to save the Buxwaha forest in Madhya Pradesh came to be synonymous with the movement for the recognition of Bundelkhand state.
Editor's note: The latest in the batch of 17 letters, all written in blood, reached Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office shortly after 5 June, which is celebrated every year as World Environment Day. Whether the letters were ever opened we do not know; what we do know is that the crimson-hued communique was the handiwork of four organizations vying for Bundelkhand statehood: Bundelkhand Rashtra Samiti, Bundeli Samaj, Bundelkhand Kranti Dal and Bajrang Sena. The movement for establishing a separate state for the Bundelkhandis—those who inhabit the semi-arid region spanning seven districts in Uttar Pradesh (Mahoba, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Banda, Lalitpur) and six in Madhya Pradesh (Chhatarpur, Panna, Sagar, Damoh, Datia, Tikamgarh)—has been running since 1949. But the demand was intermittent at best… …until now, as India’s first, largest and most controversial private diamond mining project is slated to take off. That project, the Bunder Diamond Block, will cover an area of 382 hectares in the Buxwaha Protected Forest of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh. The diamonds will be mined by Essel Mining & Industries Ltd, or EMIL, a subsidiary of …
How the fight to save the Buxwaha forest in Madhya Pradesh came to be synonymous with the movement for the recognition of Bundelkhand state.
Editor's note: The latest in the batch of 17 letters, all written in blood, reached Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office shortly after 5 June, which is celebrated every year as World Environment Day. Whether the letters were ever opened we do not know; what we do know is that the crimson-hued communique was the handiwork of four organizations vying for Bundelkhand statehood: Bundelkhand Rashtra Samiti, Bundeli Samaj, Bundelkhand Kranti Dal and Bajrang Sena. The movement for establishing a separate state for the Bundelkhandis—those who inhabit the semi-arid region spanning seven districts in Uttar Pradesh (Mahoba, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Banda, Lalitpur) and six in Madhya Pradesh (Chhatarpur, Panna, Sagar, Damoh, Datia, Tikamgarh)—has been running since 1949. But the demand was intermittent at best… …until now, as India’s first, largest and most controversial private diamond mining project is slated to take off. That project, the Bunder Diamond Block, will cover an area of 382 hectares in the Buxwaha Protected Forest of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh. The diamonds will be mined by Essel Mining & Industries Ltd, or EMIL, a subsidiary of …
Brands are struggling amid plunging prices of lab-grown diamonds, poor margins, intense competition, shaky global demand and a domestic market where tradition continues to shape buying decisions.
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
The Kanjurmarg landfill, operated by Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., is safe from the axe for now. But its fate remains a major source of worry for the company's shareholders and the city's residents alike.
Brands are struggling amid plunging prices of lab-grown diamonds, poor margins, intense competition, shaky global demand and a domestic market where tradition continues to shape buying decisions.
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
The Kanjurmarg landfill, operated by Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., is safe from the axe for now. But its fate remains a major source of worry for the company's shareholders and the city's residents alike.
