By Prerna Bakshi On the 19 of August, NDTV and their partner group Vedanta announced the launch of their ‘Our girls Our pride’ campaign with Priyanka Chopra as the campaign ambassador. This happened on a day when Vedanta suffered… Continue Reading →
‘NIYAMGIRI VERDICT”(Duration 30min) by KBKNEWS For more than a decade now, these adivasis are waging a historic battle against the Indian State. The battle is to save Niyamgiri — their sole provider, their god — from becoming a tamed object of… Continue Reading →
Author: Sayantan Bera Posted on: 28 Aug, 2013 Existing mines can comfortably meet India’s demand for the next thirty years, at levels three times our current consumption Forest dwellers from Niyamgiri rejected proposed mining at India’s first ever environment referendum. Will… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Sayantan Bera [1] Issue Date: 2013-8-26 Odisha government has completed land acquisition for plant site but proposed mining in Khandadhar hills might stir up another struggle A file photo from 2011 shows women and children holding ground in Gobindapur village… Continue Reading →
Dear Priyanka Chopra, At the outset, I would like to say that I am a fan, and applaud your choices of multi-faceted roles, often going against the tide of Indian cinema ,you have carved your own niche. To the fraternity and… Continue Reading →
By Faisal Mohammed AliBBC Hindi, Orissa The Dongria Kondh tribespeople say the Vedanta mining project will destroy their sacred hill and their source of livelihood Continue reading the main story Related Stories Why mining in India is a source of… Continue Reading →
Odisha: Eleventh Gram Sabha rejects Niyamgiri mining plan Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Report by Kishore Dash, Rayagada: Khambesi gram sabha in Rayagada district opposes mining in Niyamgiri. The eleventh Gram Sabha held at Khambesi village under Muniguda block in Rayagda… Continue Reading →
An Indian tribe which worships its remote jungle mountain as a living god has inflicted a humiliating defeat on one of Britain’s wealthiest billionaires over his plans to open a vast aluminium ore mine on their land. <script src=”http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=315&embedCode=Q4dHB0ZDpsPps02yUSPlqGUfsv6CLG9k&video_pcode=RvbGU6Z74XE_a3bj4QwRGByhq9h2&width=560&deepLinkEmbedCode=Q4dHB0ZDpsPps02yUSPlqGUfsv6CLG9k”></script> By Dean… Continue Reading →
MAINSTREAM, VOL LI, NO 33, AUGUST 3, 2013 by Ranjana Padhi and Pramodini Pradhan One seldom gets to hear about women’s resistance in Odisha, be it in resistance literature or history or the discourse of the contemporary women’s movement. It… Continue Reading →
Aug 08, 2013 Shiv Visvanathan The defence of Niyamgiri mountain becomes a way of life and an act of trusteeship. The mountain for the tribals is God, cosmos and creator of a way of life and living. Democracy is sometimes… Continue Reading →
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