Press Release | New Delhi | June 29, 2022 NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN CONDEMNS IMPOSITION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACT BY MADHYA PRADESH GOVT. AND DEMANDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY STOP ILLEGAL EVICTION AND DROWNING OF SARDAR SAROVAR OUSTEES नर्मदा घाटी के लोगों ने पेड़ों की रक्षा का लिया संकल्प - विस्तृत जानकारीRead More
Category: DEVELOPMENT AND DISPLACEMENT
This category lists news clippings, protests and information from grassroots movements on various development induced displacement in India and around the world.
Public Meet resolves No Oil Exploration in Manipur
The Protection and Preservation Committee, Manipur, the Committee on the Protection of Natural Resources in Manipur, the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN, All Tribal Students Union, Manipur, Peace Core Team, Manipur, North East Dialogue Forum, Khaidem Golden Youth Club, Rural Young Star Organization, Khaidem, Nganuleima Youth Development Club, KhaidemRead More
Manipur villages oppose oil explorations
Manipur villages oppose oil explorations The Morung Express, May 6, 2022 http://morungexpress.com/manipur-villages-oppose-oil-explorations/ Concerned by the efforts of the government to drill oil in some hill districts of Manipur, some serious consultations were carried by villagers in association with some organizations on May 2 and 3 in Nungba area of Noney district. A press statementRead More
Veloor Swaminathan - Obituary
Obituary: Veloor Swaminathan, who led a legendary fight against Coca Cola that’s finding new resonance. K.P. Sasi writes: Swaminathan along with Mylamma were the initial foundations of the historic struggle at Plachimada, Kerala. The struggle initiated by a small group of these Adivasis with DalitsRead More
ASEAN members reaffirm 90% tariff cuts
Asean members are holding to their vow to cut import tariffs on 90% of products, amounting to 5,000-6,000 items under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), over the next 15 years. They… To read more on this : http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1214177/asean-members-reaffirm-90-tariff-cuts-under-rcep. News Courtesy: Bangkok Post
Polls hold hope for Duddhi displaced
Mar 07 2017 : The Times of India (Lucknow) Polls hold hope for Duddhi displaced Ashish Tripathi Duddhi (Sonbhadra): 2k Families Root For `Yuva jodi’ To Get Rehabilitation Package Only election results on March 11will tell whether `UP Ko Rahul-Akhilesh Ka Sath Pasand Hai’, but more than 2,000 families in11villages facing threat of displacement dueRead More
200 villagers are lathi charged and arrested in Andhra Pradesh while trying to enter their plots
Trespassers in Their Own Land 200 villagers are lathi charged and arrested in Andhra Pradesh while trying to enter their plots Around 200 farmers and fishers, men, women and children, belonging to Kottapakalu, Tatekupalem and Pampajipeta villages of Tarangimondal on the coast of the district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh were indiscriminately lathicharged andRead More
Green Tribunal order will debar locals, whereas private companies will promote and operate tourism beyond Manali
Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down Mehadiganj in India, Authorities Cancel License
Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down Mehadiganj in India, Authorities Cancel License June 18, 2022 Varanasi, India: Coca-Cola’s bottling plant has been shut down by state government authorities in Mehdiganj in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) ordered the plant to shut down because it found the company toRead More