"Greenpeace Leader Stopped From Flying to London. So, Who Ordered That?", 12 Jan 2014

Amid criticism of the government for allegedly trying to clamp down on activist groups who campaign against industrial projects, a senior member of Greenpeace in India was stopped on Sunday morning at the airport from traveling to London...Ms Pillai, who says she had a valid visa for the UK, was to talk to law-makers there about why Greenpeace believes a proposed coal mining project, planned for Mahan in Madhya Pradesh, would hurt the area's forest community...The Home Ministry refused to comment on record. Speaking on condition of anonymity, senior officials told NDTV that Ms Pillai is on a list of people who are meant to be stopped by airport officials from leaving or entering the country, because they have been red-flagged by a government agency or state police. "The government is well within its rights to prevent individuals from leaving the country, if it believes that it is against interest of the country," a senior official said...Ms Pillai said yesterday that she was charged with trespassing after participating in a protest in Mahan...

For more information on the concerns raised about the mining project and a previous response from Mahan Coal, see here.