World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Displacement
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Court rules in favour of tribals
Orders rehabilitation of 900 families affected by Man dam for 12 years, tribal families displaced by Man dam in Madhya Pradesh have been fighting for rehabilitation. On August 11, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court gave them relief by ordering the state to provide two hectares of agricultural land to adult sons of tribal families displaced by the dam. The judgement was
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Dear friends
Please accept my greetings I am a Dongria Kondh and take pride in my identity. I live in the Niyamgiri hills. The hills are also the abode of our gods. It never occurred to us or our ancestors that our home or way of living would one day come under threat. And such a time is upon us. We do not know what will happen to us when Vedanta
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Factories and villages
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Posco to treat encroachers on a par with the displaced
Dillip Satapathy / Bhubaneswar September 4, 2009, 1:31 IST Compensation to squatters would push up land acquisition cost.
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Excess water from dams to be stored underground
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: In a major plan to overcome water shortage in the state, Gujarat government is all set to come up with a massive scheme to store thousands of million cubic metres (MCM) of water underground at a very low cost.
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Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change
Climate change is already increasing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, and the numbers of natural disasters reported and people affected are rising. However, data on disaster-related displacement has not been consistently collected or analysed. This report presents the results of a study carried out by IDMC and OCHA earlier this year.
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Climate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific
Climate change will influence patterns of migration and human settlements
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Cheligada project on fast-track
BERHAMPUR: After being put on the backburner for decades, the Cheligada irrigation project in Ganjam district has finally been put on fast-track by the Government. The project will irrigate lands in Ganjam and Gajapati districts, supply drinking water to Berhampur city and generate power.
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From the blurbs
India
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Cost of irrigation 15,000 people
14 villages in Vidarbha to drown as authorities hurry dam project ahead of elections a decision to close the gates of Gosikhurd dam on the Wainganaga river in Maharashtra