the draft Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy has hit a roadblock for the second time. The group of ministers (gom) debated the draft policy brought out by the Union ministry of rural

The road map prepared by the ngos calls for a review of all scientific studies conducted at the Bhopal site since 1989. The threats the waste poses to workers, local residents and the environment

"i don't know what is uranium, I don't know if it's good or bad. I'm only happy that the public hearing went off peacefully,' says Tina Thongenirit from Wakhaji, a village 120 km from Meghalaya's

dam compensation: The Implementation Committee of the Mangla Dam Raising Project of Pakistan met recently to review the progress of the project and the distribution of compensation to the affectees. It said the dam raising project in Mirpur district in Pakistan-administered Kashmir will not happen unless the affected were resettled. It announced the distribution of the remaining compensation of US $230 million. A working group would be set up to monitor the dam raising project and the distribution of compensation.

People living near the Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand are in trouble. Villages on the slopes overlooking the reservoir are threatened by increasing landslides and those living

entry of government officials in Chandan Nagar in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh has been banned with effect from May 1, 2007. This comes after series of long-standing protests by people

on april 4, 2007, the uk Court Of Appeal upheld a high court ruling that gave former dock workers in the country the right to claim compensation from the government for asbestos-related illnesses.

kujang, Jagatsinghpur district, Orissa, April 15, 2007