For the first time, tribal communities in India will have a say in implementation of projects that affect them Ramesh Gopalakrishnan Mon, Jul 15 2013. Illustration by Jayachandran/Mint In the last six months, two key milestones have been reached in… Continue Reading →
An environmental group has filed a fresh petition in the Madras high court seeking review on clearance for first Approach to Criticality. BS With India’s 21st nuclear reactor at Kudankulam set to produce power in another two to three weeks,… Continue Reading →
Steelmaker Cites Difficulties in Getting Land for the $5.3 Billion Plant By, SAURABH CHATURVEDI NEW DELHI—Posco 005490.SE +0.80% of South Korea has pulled out of an initial agreement to build a $5.3 billion steel plant in India‘s Karnataka state, two people with knowledge… Continue Reading →
By ET Bureau | 15 Jul, 2013, While politicians in Kerala remain mostly divided along ideological lines, when it comes to sex scandals they appear to be joined at the hip. By: S SANANDAKUMAR KOCHI: While politicians in Kerala… Continue Reading →
India, July 15 — Almost 50,000 cases of crime against women are pending before various subordinate courts in Maharashtra. A query under the Right to Information has revealed a steady increase in the number of cases related to atrocities against womensince… Continue Reading →
As the date for gram sabha meetings to decide the fate of mining in Niyamgiri hills nears, activists and Dongria Kondhs allege Odisha government conspiring to ensure no claim of religious rights is made over the proposed bauxite mining area… Continue Reading →
Connecting the dots Shikha Shah, TNN Jul 14, 2013, (Connecting the dots ) An urge to do something unique led a young entrepreneur to come up with India‘s first English lifestyle magazine in Braille. Our country is home to 12 million… Continue Reading →
By- Leena Uppal, Centre for Health and Social Justice The Times of India, on July 11, 2013 carried a one page advertisement on ‘small families’ and mooted India‘s achievements in achieving replacement level fertility to about 44%. It also… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Sayantan Bera [1] Issue Date: 2013-7-31 Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say Residents of Lakhpadar village in Niyamgiri hills drew this map in 2010 to claim their rights… Continue Reading →
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