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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More than 8,116 persons displaced by stormy weather
More than 8,116 persons continued to be displaced due to floods and stormy conditions in eight districts during the past three days. The Met. Department said more windy conditions could be expected
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Dam planning under the spotlight: a guide to dam sanctioning in India
This guide by International Rivers explains the sanctioning of dams in India and points to vital issues of public interest including poor and inadequate policies, lack of consultation with affected communities and the disastrous environmental consequences.
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Eight of 12 villages reject mining in Niyamgiri hills
Vedanta may have look for an alternative mining site to feed its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha as its plan to mine Niyamgiri hills in the state may not get the Union environment ministry's nod
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Illegal marijuana cultivation threatens Nigeria's forests and chimps
The world's highest deforestation rate, the execution of eight environmental activists including a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and ongoing turmoil surrounding oil operations in the Niger River Delta has
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Green panel clears Navi Mumbai airport
Mumbai may finally get its new airport now as a panel of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given the ‘green signal’ for the multi-billion rupee project. The proposal had also
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Farmers plan mass sit-in near Mangala oil fields today
Pachpadra Residents Want Work To Start The demand to set up the proposed refinery at Leelala in Baytoo area of Barmer district is gaining momentum. After staging dharna in Barmer and Baytoo, the Refinery Bachao Samiti has started preparations for a dharna on Monday near the Mangala oil fields.
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Order of the Jharkhand High Court regarding open cast mining in Kusumtola of Tandwa Block at Chatra District, Jharkhand dated 25/07/2013
<p>Order of the Jharkhand High Court regarding open cast mining in Kusumtola of Tandwa Block at Chatra District, Jharkhand dated 25/07/2013 in the matter of
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) order on Pench thermal power project dated 11 July 2013
<p><span id="itro1">NGT permitted Medha Patkar, Aradhana Bhargava, Sajje Rao & other project affected villagers to go ahead with petition filed by them challenging environmental clearance granted to
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Hanging fire since 2006, tribal policy draft gets final touches
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is moving towards finalising the draft National Tribal Policy, hanging fire since it was conceptualised in 2006, to address development concerns of the Scheduled Tribes in
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Dam-affected stage protest
Seek extension of deadline for Omkareshwar evacuation Around a thousand Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists staged a protest in front of the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) here on Monday, against the delay in rehabilitation of evictees of five dams.