Global problem, local solutions: on biodiversity
The Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri Hills are among the best conservationists in the world. Known for the spirited defence of their forested habitat against short-sighted industrialisation, they have
Dongria Kondh
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16 environment activists killed in India in 2016
NEW DELHI: Global Witness, an international organization whose aim is to expose links between the demand for natural resources, corruption, armed conflict and environmental destruction, released on Thursday
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Will spend Green Nobel prize money for environment’
Goldman Environment (Green Nobel) prize winner Prafulla Samatara remembered Rabi Ray, the founder member of Lokshakti Abhijan, and gave him the credit for the award. Addressing mediapersons, he said,
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Tribals Seek Governor Help to Stop Odisha Government From Niyamgiri Mining Relook
BHUBANESWAR: Tribals of Niyamgiri on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor SC Jamir to stop the State Government from trying to convene gram sabha meetings again for bauxite mining in the hills,
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Odisha moves Supreme Court for relook on Niyamgiri
Mining industry Supreme Court had ruled in April 2013 that the Vedanta Group’s bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills will have to get clearance from the gram sabhas The Odisha government on
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Odisha's Fresh Move to Mine Niyamgiri Opposed
BHAWANIPATNA: Green activists have raised their voice against the move by the State Government, which has recently filed an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court, seeking fresh ‘palli sabhas’
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Odisha moves Supreme Court, seeks fresh gram sabhas at Niyamgiri
The bauxite mining project had suffered a jolt two years ago, after all 12 gram sabhas held in and around the Niyamgiri hill range voted unanimously against it The Odisha government, through its mining
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Mining at Niyamgiri remains a pipedream
Mukuna Sikaka, 32, is a visitor to the health camp held by the local administration at Sakata village in the Rayagada district, around 30 km from here, the site of Vedanta's alumina refinery. Such health
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Tribals unite again to oppose mining in Niyamgiri hills
Organisations like Niyamgiri Surakshya Samity (NSS), Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) and All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) have decided to restart organising people’s movement against alleged attempt of Odisha
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In Odisha, no dal for the dalma
With pulses too expensive and unavailable on PDS, the urban and rural poor are relying heavily on starch for sustenance Women and men working on the hillsides is a common sight when travelling through