Environment

 Goa must grow but how?

The official blueprint Goa currently follows is the Regional Plan 2001. It was notified in 1986, and today there is unanimity that this plan has become redundant. For two compelling reasons

Publication Date: 
27/02/2007
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Environment, Land Use, Coastal Development, Coastal Erosion, Development, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Management, Conflicts, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, India, Goa, Forests
Economy

 UP farmers continue protest over land acquisition by Reliance

Following farmers' protests against their displacement for land acquired for special economic zones (sezs), the central government on January 22, 2007, held up approvals for fresh sezs. So far, the

Publication Date: 
14/02/2007
Shailesh Kumar
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Land Resources, Development, Economy, Displacement, Farmers, Conflicts, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Farmers Movement, India, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad (D)
Wildlife

 Bear killings raise furore in J&K

on november 17, 2006, villagers in Mandoora village in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral district locked up a bear which had ventured into the village. The next day the animal tried to break free but the

Publication Date: 
14/02/2007
Zahoor Wani
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Conflicts, Compensation, Wildlife, Legislation, India, Jammu & Kashmir
Mining

 Review <i>Blood Diamond</i>

Film>> Blood Diamond

Publication Date: 
14/02/2007
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Mining, Trade, Conflicts, Cinema, War, Sierra Leone
Mining

 Concerns over smuggling of Zimbabwean rough diamonds to South frica

The World Diamond Council has expressed concerns over reports that rough diamonds from Zimbabwe are being smuggled into South Africa for sale into the world market under fraudulent

Publication Date: 
30/01/2007
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Mining, Trade, Conflicts, Human Rights, War, Liberia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Agriculture

 Up against GM

October 2006

Publication Date: 
30/01/2007
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Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Conflicts, Genetic Engineering, India, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Agriculture

 Monkeys destroy crops in Himachal, farmers fume at government apathy

ON December 23, 2006, more than 200 people gathered in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, to protest the government's inaction regarding crop depredation by wildlife, especially monkeys, in the state.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2007
Archi Rastogi
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Agriculture, Farmers, Conflicts, Wildlife, Monkey, Panchayats, India, Himachal Pradesh
Agriculture

 Why is the Left giving up Singur's arable land for Tata's cars?

The Hindu of December 13, 2006 published a write-up on Singur on its op-ed page: "Some facts, please' by cpi(m) politburo member and leading intellectual Brinda Karat. She was countering what she called a smear campaign against the cpim) over the acquisition of land for the proposed Tata Motors project at Singur. There are some more facts, however, that I would like to bring to her notice. But before that I would also like to thank her for having brought some key issues to the fore.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2007
Joya Mitra
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Land Resources, Agriculture, Singur, Displacement, Farmers, Conflicts, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Auto Industry, Tata Motors, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Political Parties, Politics, India, West Bengal
Mining

 Blood Diamond shames the diamond business in Sierra Leone

Mining

Publication Date: 
14/01/2007
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Mining, Gold, Conflicts, Media, Cinema, War, Africa, Sierra Leone
Forests

 Karnataka begins building Kalasa Bandurinala irrigation project

karanataka is constructing a canal as part of the Kalasa-Bandurinala irrigation project on Mahdei river without waiting for the Centre's clearance. This has brought about a lot of controversy.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2007
Nidhi Jamwal
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Forests, Irrigation, Conflicts, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Karnataka

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