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Naxalism in Chhattisgarh is a fallout of Salwa Judum: Tribal Affairs Minister

By ET Bureau | 30 May, 2013,   READ MORE ON » tribal affairs minister | Shivraj Patil | Salwa Judum | Naxalism | massacre | Kishore Chandra Deo |Jairam Ramesh   What you have seen in Bastar over the last two weeks – starting with Sarkeguda and then this massacre –… Continue Reading →

#Chattisgarh – Maoists do not “obstruct” government health programmes- Jairam Ramesh

Health services in Maoist areas a challenge and an opportunity: Ramesh   SUVOJIT BAGCHI, The Hindu His letter to Azad acknowledges Maoists do not “obstruct” government health programmes Jairam Ramesh Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, in a letter to… Continue Reading →

Gandhian activist arrested in MP, adivasis up in arms

Bhopal, May 17, 2013   Staff Reporter   The Hindu A file picture of Gandhian activist Madhuri Krishnaswami who was arrested for fighting against the injustice meted out to adviasis in Madhya Pradesh.     Madhuri Krishnaswamy, a leader of the Jagrit… Continue Reading →

Call to Join the virtual march for land rights!

  Dear friends, On October 11th 2012, the Indian people‘s movement Jan Satyagraha (Sanskrit meaning “peaceful soul force”), secured far-reaching promises from the Indian government for desperately needed land reform to help the poor and marginalised, but only after 50 000 people had… Continue Reading →

#India-After 100 years , Odisha villagers get rights to harvest bamboo rights #agriculture

JAMGUDA, March 4, 2013 Prafulla Das, The Hindu Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is handing over the patta at Jamguda in Kalahandi district on Sunday. Photo: Lingaraj Tribal development must for curbing Naxal growth: Jairam For the residents of this… Continue Reading →

NAC members raise concerns over direct benefit transfer scheme #Aadhaar #UID

Concerns raised over the efficiency of banking networks and on-the-ground preparations for the schemeAnuja & Liz Mathew   Liz Mathew , livemint.com First Published: Tue, Feb 26 2013. 09 52 PM IST NAC members argue that public services should not be denied to those… Continue Reading →

#India- Environment ministry denies forest clearance to Vedanta #goodnews

18 FEB, 2013, 04.47AM IST, ET BUREAU Forest clearance to mine the hills for bauxite for the plant was to follow, but was denied during former environment minister Jairam Ramesh’s tenure. NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has defended in the Supreme Court its… Continue Reading →

Forest land cannot be diverted for #Vedanta project, says India #goodnews

New Delhi, February 16, 2013   J. Venkatesan, The Hindu Justifying the cancellation of the environmental clearance granted to Vedanta for the Lanjigarh Bauxite mining project in Odisha, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Friday said that forest land… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar-linked DBT hits roadblock in East Godavari #UID

Mohammad Ali, The Hindu The Direct Benefits Transfer pilot project in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh with a claimed 95 per cent penetration pilot project, with a claimed 95 per cent penetration, has been full of problems, highlighting the… Continue Reading →

Jairam is wrong: It isn’t mining that causes poverty

Firstpost by Venky Vembu Jan 14, 2013 Development projects for tribals will tackle Maoist menace: Ramesh Crude generalisations may make for great polemics, particularly when they are backed by ideological rigidity, but they don’t always make for informed political or economic discourse…. Continue Reading →

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