Indian forest activist at the coalface of mining battle

Korba, India (AFP) April 30, 2024

Deep in an Indian forest, activist Alok Shukla greets friendly faces among a small band of protesters sitting in the way of plans to turn the surrounding wilderness into coal mines. Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of India's conglomerates - including one operated by Adani Group, helmed by Asia's second-richest man - seeking to tap one of the country's richest