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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The Draft National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement Bill, 2011
<p> This draft Bill seeks to balance the need for facilitating land acquisition for various public purposes including infrastructure development, industrialisation and urbanisation, while at the same
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding rehabilitation for those displaced by the Narmada projects, 26/07/2011
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/07/2011 regarding allotment of land in lieu of land acquired and non-compliance of
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Land acquisition Capital gain for Bhopal farmers, raw deal for Indore
<p> JITENDRA JAKHETIA Indore Are farmers of Indore getting raw deal during land acquisition compared to their counterparts in the state capital? Answer is affirmative.</p> <p> Farmers in Indore are
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Dhubri erosion displaces hundreds - Concrete roads proposed
Dhubri erosion displaces hundreds - Concrete roads proposed for island; erosion threatens NH31 About a hundred families of Ward 3, located along the bank of the Brahmaputra, have been displaced here since last night. Unabated erosion by the Gangadhar also engulfed huge areas near National Highway 31 near Beer Chilarai bridge, about 40km from this town. As a result, hundreds of families have
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Pindars last gush
<p>A special report by Down to Earth on the 252-MW dam proposed by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam on the river Pindar in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district that would reduce the river’s 22-km stretch to a mere trickle and threaten the life & ways of 20,000 inhabitants of the district.</p>
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Whats leading to migration phenomenon
BHADRAK: Migration is no longer confined to KBK region. The search for better life and livelihood has had thousands of people of Bhadrak district migrate to various states.
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Posco deadlock takes toll on villagers health
PARADIP: The ongoing impasse over the Posco project has taken its toll on mental health of the villagers of Dhinkia, Gobindpur and Patana. Aggrieved with the loss of their treasure troves, the betel vines which are presently being demolished, many villagers have lost their mental balance.
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Natural disaster claims 58 lives in 50days
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> Natural disasters claimed 58 lives in several parts of the country from mid-May to as of now, according to National Emergency Centre under the Home Ministry.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:
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Orissa resumes project work at Posco site
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government on Tuesday resumed work on the land taken over for South Korean steel major Posco's project in Jagatsinghpur district, an official said.
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Loopholes in Tarapur nuclear plant rehab package, says NDMA
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has found loopholes in the relief and rehabilitation package offered to villagers affected by the Tarapur atomic power station but said that the government would soon rectify the problem.