Author(s): Sayantan Bera Date:Feb 12, 2014 World Bank authorises enquiry after investing US $8 million in the global beverages company Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, Tetley’s brand ambassador, at a promotional event in January this year (Photo:.tataglobalbeverages.com/) The World Bank, which invested… Continue Reading →
A punishment cruel and unusual: A jailed 90’s environmentalist faces a harsh, moralizing sentence NATASHA LENNARD A radical environmental activist in the 90′s, Rebecca Rubin was sentenced Monday for taking part animal rights-related arsons allegedly perpetrated by the collective “The… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Ashis Senapati [1] Issue Date: 2013-12-24 Indian Oil Corporation Limited is denying rehabilitation measures it promised while acquiring their land, allege protesters Hundreds of displaced villagers and unemployed youths on Monday stalled construction work at an upcoming oil refinery project… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Aparna Pallavi, down to earth Date:Dec 7, 2013 Picking up women without observing proper procedures is common occurrence in Betul area of Madhya Pradesh A division bench of the Supreme Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Ashis Senapati Date:Nov 29, 2013 Authorities start GPS survey work for boundary wall of the proposed steel plant as angry villagers accuse government of siding with the company Officials say GPS will be used to draw the exact boundary of… Continue Reading →
Sugandh Juneja [1] Issue Date: 2013-12-15 Iron ore mines in Goa also concealed facts to get environmental clearance, shows report SEVERAL mines in Goa fudged data in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) to get clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Sudeep Kumar Guru Date:Nov 26, 2013 Farmers around the plant in Hirakud had repeatedly complained of heavy crop loss which now has been linked to plant emissions OSPCB probe team found fugitive release of fluoride from the pots of the… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Anupam Chakravartty [1] Issue Date: 2013-11-12 As environmental groups appeal against termination of commission, Supreme Court asks government to respond by November 18 Darbu along with other affected residents of villages in Bastar made the rounds of Union Ministry of… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Soma Basu Issue Date: 2013-10-29 Calls for preparing communities and locals for possible disasters The report has cited unplanned expansion and development in disaster-prone areas as another reason for increased disasters and mentioned Uttarakhand disaster as an example. Rapid… Continue Reading →
A landmark ruling against Novartis highlights practices that make healthcare unaffordable in developing countries BY MICHELLE CHEN, DISSENT MAGAZINE (Credit: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) This article was originally published by Dissent. As our television screens toggle between pundits squabbling over Obamacare’s… Continue Reading →
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