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Damyantee Dhar
Petition Filed Against Vedanta’s Upcoming Zinc Plant in Gujarat
24 Jul 2021
There is a gross violation of several provisions of PESA which requires every gram sabha to approve plans, programmes before projects are taken up for implementation, the petition alleges.
Ayaskant Das
Why Are Adivasis Opposed to Vedanta’s Zinc Smelter Plant in South Gujarat?
17 Jul 2021
A public hearing held on July 5 was disrupted with violence by local residents opposed to the project, but Gujarat government is unlikely to conduct a fresh meeting.
Sumedha Pal
Karnataka: Amid Pandemic, Jenu Kuruba Tribal Leaders Threatened with Violence by Forest Officials
15 May 2021
Villagers claimed that cases have been registered against six leaders of the community which has been protesting against forced evictions from the Nagarhole National Park and Tiger Reserve in…
Sumedha Pal
Bengal Elections: Ahead of Polls, Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Pet’ Mining Project Faces Renewed Opposition
03 Mar 2021
The TMC government is pitching to start mining work in the Deocha-Pachami block in Birbhum, slated to be the world’s second largest coal mine, as poll dates near. However, close to 70,000 adivasi and…
Sumedha Pal
Should an IIT Be Built by Massacring Tribal Rights: Activists in Goa Ask
06 Jan 2021
Tribal villagers of Goa’s Melauli, which has been identified as an ecologically sensitive zone, have been protesting for three months to stall the process of surveying and demarcation of land for…
Sumedha Pal
Assam: Tribal Farmers from Mikir Bamuni Villages Allegedly Face State Violence for Demanding Their Land Rights
04 Jan 2021
The Karbi and adivasi farmers of the area are protesting to stop acquisition of 276 bighas of agricultural land for the construction of a solar power plant by Azure Power Forty Private Limited, which…
PTI
Land Stir by Tana Bhagats Paralyses Goods Trains in Jharkhand, Rajdhani Express Stranded
03 Sep 2020
The tribal community put up an economic blockade demanding land rights and amendment of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act.
Sumedha Pal
Odisha Jindal Steel Project: Police Barred Tribals from Public Hearing
27 Dec 2019
Villagers allege that no notices were issued to them about the hearing taking place and those who could manage to reach the site were not allowed to voice their concerns.
Tikender Singh Panwar
Slum Dwellers Hold Massive March Against Eviction Notice in Bhubaneswar
23 Nov 2019
The slum dwellers of Saliasahi, which is also a forest region, were asked through a newspaper notification to vacate the area for widening of a road.