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#India – Tribal affairs ministry `turning tables’ on SC order on Niyamgiri mining rights #WTFnews

    Nitin Sethi, TNN | Jun 4, 2013,   NEW DELHI: Despite the Supreme Court‘s order, the village councils, or gram sabhas of the Dongria Kondh tribals may not be able to decide upon their traditional and religious rights against the mining interests… Continue Reading →

Odisha Govt tries every trick in the book with SC Niyamgiri verdict #mustshare

This is the latest information on the state’s manipulation of the Supreme Court’s verdict giving the decision on Vedanta‘s mine to the Dongria and Kutia Kond inhabitants of Niyamgiri. After six weeks delay the process has finally been initiated by… Continue Reading →

India – Grain bank movement is saving farmers from starvation in Odisha

An Insurance Against Hunger The grain bank movement is saving farmers from starvation and the cycle of debt and desperation BABA UMAR, Tehelka May 31, 2013 Illustration: Vikram Nongmaithem NOT MANY summers ago, only tamarind seeds, wild berries and mango kernels stood… Continue Reading →

Odisha opposes construction of Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh

Odisha Government asks Planning Commission not to grant revised investment clearance to the controversial multi-purpose project The site where the proposed dam will be built inPolavaram. File Photo Bhubaneswar, Jun 1 (PTI): Strongly opposing construction of Polavaram dam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Odisha government… Continue Reading →

#India – Env Ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind

Author(s): Kumar Sambhav S… Anupam Chakravartty Issue Date: 2013-6-15 Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind IN FEBRUARY, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) took many by surprise when it opposed a mining project in Odisha’s… Continue Reading →

Bombay High Court- Liability of employee is on principal employer #Goodnews

by indialatest A ruling by Bombay High Court that should interest labor activists and leftists in general. The court recently ruled that in case an employee faces an accident, it will be the liability of the principal employer, and not the contract… Continue Reading →

Odisha -Group clashes in Gobindapur over Posco

By Express News Service – PARADIP 31st May 2013 12:13 PM Despite deployment of one platoon of police force, law and order situation worsened in Gobindapur village due to group clash on Thursday. Betel vine demolition drive for proposed Posco steel… Continue Reading →

Activist alleges Odisha govt trying to manipulate SC order on bauxite mining

  Hindustan Times  Bhubaneswar, May 29, 2013   First Published: 18:42 IST(29/5/2013) | Last Updated: 18:45 IST(29/5/2013)     Lok Shakti Abhiyan president Prafulla Samantara on Wednesday alleged the Odisha government was attempting to subvert the recent order of the Supreme… Continue Reading →

Stop cutting trees for Posco plant: tribunal

Livemint National green tribunal says large number of trees are being cut without permission of any competent authority Neha Sethi  |  Ruchira Singh     First Published: Tue, May 28 2013. 11 39 PM IST Environmental clearance for the project was suspended by the… Continue Reading →

Green tribunal halts land acquisition for POSCO

Author(s): Anupam Chakravartty Issue Date: 2013-5-28 South Korean steel giant acquired 1,093 ha without waiting for environmental clearance The National Green Tribunal (NGT) which suspended the environmental clearance to the controversial POSCO steel project in Odisha‘s Jagatsinghpur district last year,… Continue Reading →

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