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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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Garudeshwar Weir project, Gujarat, 01/09/2015
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lakhan Musafir & Others Vs Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited dated 01/09/2015 regarding Garudeshwar Weir project.</p> <p>The Applicants
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Thousands of flood-hit Bangladeshis sheltering on river banks-Red Cross
Floods, landslides and a cyclone have made at least 180,000 people in Bangladesh homeless, with thousands living in makeshift shelters on river banks, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
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Nigeria: Four Million Displaced Persons Face Acute Hunger, NGO Forum Warns
The International Forum of Nongovernment Organisations in Nigeria, INGO, says nearly four million displaced people are "facing acute levels of hunger" and face difficulty eating every day. The group warns
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Mountain people affected most by earthquake, says report
The per capita disaster impact of the April 25 earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks was highest in the mountains and lowest in inner Tarai among the 14 most affected districts in the country. The
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Myanmar floods leave a million affected as death toll passes 100
Close to one million people have been affected and more than 100 killed in floods in Myanmar as on Sunday (9 August), with many low-lying areas in the southwestern delta still inundated. Two of the
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Over a million people affected by floods in Pakistan: NDMA
Over a million people have been affected by floods across Pakistan so far, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. Since the flash floods started ravaging various parts of
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SJVN drops plans to construct tunnel in Luhri hydro project
Bowing to the pressure from farmers and environmental NGOs, Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited it is learnt to have decided to drop the idea of constructing a 38-km-long tunnel in the much-hyped 775 MW Luhri
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Gambia: 178 Displaced As Torrential Downpour Lashes Three Villages in Kiang West
Lrr — One hundred and seventy-eight people were displaced as heavy currents of water swept away 10 households in the Kiang West District of the Lower River Region. The deluge that happened on Saturday
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Flood in West Bengal: Discharge from dams continue, toll mounts to 69
Overall, nearly 52 lakh people have been affected till now. On Sunday, the Army joined the relief and rescue operations in the state. With fresh discharge of water from barrages and continuing high
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Project-affected people to protest at dam sites
The Shramik Mukti Dal, an organization fighting for the rights of displaced people, has decided to hold protests at the various dams in the state on August 9 to attract attention of the state government