Satellite imagery reveals that illegal mining has devastated Rajasthan's Sota river, leading to depleted riverbeds, flattened hills, habitat loss and health issues. But local officials still claim there is no illegal mining in the area.

In Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, tribal communities are protesting state moves to declare Zudpi Jungle—a vital commons—as reserve forests.

The 2.1M acre Land Bank, created in 2016 by BJP-led Raghubar Das govt, included community lands without consent, threatening Adivasis & forest-dwellers’ rights.