Energy

Oil companies and host community: A probable scenario for reciprocal empowerment

The paper is an incisive theoretical overview of the continuing conflict between oil companies and host communities in the Niger-Delta of Nigeria. It examine the contending issues around the substantive functions of oil companies and the latent consequences of environmental degradation which has remained a constant source of friction between oil companies and host communities.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
V. T. Jike
Journal of Human Ecology
30
2
131
Tags:
Environment, Niger, Conflicts, Energy, Poverty, Unemployment, Peace, Nigeria, Journal of Human Ecology, V. T. Jike, Land Degradation
Energy

Governance and oil politics in Nigerias Niger Delta: The question of distributive equity

Nigeria

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
mmanuel M. Akpabio, Nseabasi S. Akpan
Journal of Human Ecology
30
2
111
Tags:
Niger, Conflicts, Energy, Governance, Nigeria, Journal of Human Ecology, mmanuel M. Akpabio, Nseabasi S. Akpan
Governance And Institutions

Village communities and panchayats fight pollution and displacement

In the course of a visit to about 25 villages located in four districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, the author came across several examples of village communities coming together to fight pollution and displacement. In some cases a leading role has been played by elected village pradhans.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Bharat Dogra
Panchayati Raj Update
16
10
6
Tags:
Pollution, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Rural Habitat, Displacement, Farmers, Conflicts, Public Participation, Panchayats, Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur (D), Kushinagar
Energy

Malaise in the natural gas sector

A deep malaise in India

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Economic and Political Weekly
44
31
5
Tags:
Krishna Delta, Conflicts, Energy, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Exploration, Power Industry, India, Reliance Petrochemicals, Fuel Pricing
Agriculture

 Brief

land compensation Tikait arrested Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Mahendra Singh Tikait was arrested in Ghaziabad on August 18. He was on his way to lend support to a farmers

Publication Date: 
14/09/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Agriculture, Food Policy, Food Prices, Food Supply, Sugar Industry, Diesel, Farmers, Conflicts, Compensation, Energy, Exports, Venezuela, India, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Reliance Petrochemicals, Fuel Pricing
Energy

 Dhules fighting

Looks like land grab Asia

Publication Date: 
14/08/2008
Down to Earth
17
20080815
6
Tags:
Land Ownership, Land Acquisition, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Tribals, Conflicts, Energy, Suzlon Energy, Private Sector, India, Maharashtra, Dhule (D)
Energy

 For equitys sake

Wind above other renewables? Maharashtra has promoted the Urjankur Nidhi Trust with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL & FS), a Mumbai-based consultancy firm, to promote non-conventional energy projects in the state. The objective is to raise equity in renewable projects that include bagasse co-generation, mini hydro, waste-to-energy, solar and wind. The fund has a corpus of Rs

Publication Date: 
14/08/2008
Down to Earth
17
20080815
6
Tags:
Land Ownership, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Tribals, Conflicts, Energy, India, Maharashtra

 Gazans face collective punishment

Fuel shortages in Gaza have again aggravated after Israel halted supplies from April 10-15, following a Palestinian militant attack at Nahal Oz. Though it resumed supplies on April 16, diesel and

Publication Date: 
14/05/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Conflicts, Energy, Israel
Forests

 Agitation over forestland

A dispute over the rights of tribals to forestland in Gujarat took a violent turn on February 13 when two tribals were killed and three others injured in a police firing at Polo in Sabarkantha

Publication Date: 
14/03/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Land Resources, Land Ownership, Forest Encroachments, Tribals, Conflicts, India, Gujarat
Mining

 Bauxite mines in Andhra Pradesh draw tribals' ire

Tribal residents of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh, are preparing to protest a proposed smelting project that will affect five villages in the district. Despite a formal resolution against

Publication Date: 
14/03/2008
Archita Bhatta
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ecology, Eastern Ghats, Plantation Crops, Mining, Aluminium Industry, Tribals, Conflicts, NGO, India, Andhra Pradesh

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