Guest post by RAJESH RAMAKRISHNAN

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act 2026 is yet another blow struck by the BJP government at the Centre on behalf of corporates and against nature-dependent primary producers (farmers, fishers, forest-dwellers and pastoralists) of the country and the jal-jangal-zameen that sustains them. Touted as a law to bring about a uniform taxation regime for mining in the country, it will instead help corporates finish off the mineral wealth of the country in a short time leaving nothing for future generations, aggravate environmental destruction and human distress, while disempowering State Governments from redressing the damage. Every effort must be made to repeal this Amendment which only strengthens capitalist extractivism. Continue reading Repeal Unconstitutional, Exploitative Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act 2026: Rajesh Ramakrishnan →