EIA & Adivasi Rights

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Clearance for Ujh dam deprives Jammu’s tribal community of their legal rights

September 6, 2021 at 9:55 am 0 comments

Two years after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, forest rights under Indian law are denied to its tribal communities. The initial clearance to drown forests for a prestigious Rs 9,167-crore dam in Jammu, for example, is a web of false official claims, ignoring the legal rights of pastoral communities whose homes and livelihoods the dam will destroy.

EIA 2020 may spell ecological disaster in Meghalaya

EIA 2020 may spell ecological disaster in Meghalaya

August 25, 2021 at 1:43 pm 0 comments

Kenny L. Khongsdier | Syllad.com In a time when the citizens of Meghalaya are plagued with the repercussions of climate change such as floods, landslides, loss of life and a pandemic while still trying to make ends meet for their family – the central government has decided to release theRead More

Nuking Narmada: Uprooting lives and compounding climate crisis impacts

Nuking Narmada: Uprooting lives and compounding climate crisis impacts

April 14, 2021 at 10:34 pm 0 comments

Kumar Sundaram | The Ecologist

The building of the proposed Chutka nuclear plant in the tribal-dominated Mandla district in central India will mean the local population will be displaced – for the second time. It will also contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions. Faced with injustice and threats to their safety and livelihoods, villagers have started a two-month long campaign.

EIA 2020 a pretext for Uranium mining in Meghalaya: Khasi Students’ Union

EIA 2020 a pretext for Uranium mining in Meghalaya: Khasi Students’ Union

July 25, 2020 at 1:51 am 0 comments

It is an attempt to mine uranium in Meghalaya: KSU