Down to Earth Author(s): Sonum Gayatri M… Date:Jun 13, 2013 The world’s largest democracy is facing a surge in tribal uprisings. The recent killings of Mahendra Karma and other Congress leaders in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has prompted the government to address… Continue Reading →
By Nitin Sethi, TNN | 10 May, 2013 NEW DELHI: The villages of DongriyaKondhtribals around Odisha‘sNiyamgiri hills are set to become a flash point again, with the Centre and the state government along with civil society groups planning to converge on the site of… Continue Reading →
PRISCILLA JEBARAJ, The Hindu Identifying 37 per cent — or about 60,000 square km — of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive, a high-level panel has recommended that “destructive” activities such as mining, thermal power, major construction, and some hydel… Continue Reading →
MoEF notification on 5 February says linear projects such as roads, canals wouldn’t require gram sabha consent Liz Mathew | Neha Sethi , First Published: Fri, Mar 29 2013. 10 28 PM IST, livemint.com… Continue Reading →
February 28, 2013 Sreedhar By Ashok Shrimali* In an authoritative move, top environmentalist-scientist R Sreedhari, managing trustee of the Environics Trust, Mines, Minerals and People (MM&P), has asked Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan to urgently cancel the environmental… Continue Reading →
The government’s decision to allow major infrastructure projects to go ahead without obtaining consent for forest clearance paves the way for the violation of village land rights, say rights groups Matthew Newsome Friday 15 February 2013 guardian.co.uk —- Land and… Continue Reading →
From a soft-spoken, easygoing politician, KCS Deo has emerged as a combative, ‘activist’ minister for tribal affairs. Bhavdeep KangMore by the author > January 17, 2013, Issue 4 Volume 10 Photo: Shailendra Pandey VYRICHERLA KISHORE Chandra Suryanarayana Deo — Kishore to… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Sugandh Juneja Issue Date: 2013-1-15 Cabinet Committee for Investment may dilute environmental and forest clearances DESPITE concerns from civil society groups, the Union Cabinet gave in-principle nod for setting up a Cabinet Committee for Investment (CCI) on December 13…. Continue Reading →
Published: Saturday, Oct 13, 2012, 8:44 IST By Sandeep Pai | Place: Indore | Agency: DNA Rampant illegal sand mining across the Narmada valley on land acquired by the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) from oustees of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP)… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI, ET, 18TH April: Environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan nixed yet another attempt by Vedanta to get Niyamgiri bauxite mines in Odisha that Rahul Gandhi had stood up against, saving the Congress and its scion some blushes. On Tuesday, she ordered that… Continue Reading →
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