Mining

 Orissa aluminium project breaking law to build, expand

the process followed to clear a proposed expansion of Utkal Alumina International Limited's (uail's) bauxite mining and alumina refinery project in Rayagada, Orissa, has raised disturbing questions

Publication Date: 
29/11/2006
Ashutosh Mishra
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land Acquisition, Mining, Utkal Alumina International (UAIL), Bauxite, Conflicts, Rayagada (D)
Poverty

 Anti Naxal operations a cover for exploiting tribal people

the Salwa Judum movement, an armed counter-Naxalite campaign in Chhattisgarh comprising of local tribal and non-tribal people backed by the state, is precipitating a deeper crisis in the state

Publication Date: 
30/10/2006
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Tribals, Conflicts, Poverty, Industry, India, Chhattisgarh, Naxalites, Rural Poverty
Industry

 Drama around Tata's proposed car plant in West Bengal

the furore over Tata's proposed Rs 1,000 crore small car plant in Singur, Hooghly may be creating rifts among longtime Left partners, it's also helping bring old foes together. But the fear of being

Publication Date: 
30/10/2006
Maureen Nandini Mitra
Down to Earth
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Land Resources, Singur, Farmers, Conflicts, Industry, Auto Industry, Politics, India, West Bengal
Industry

 Red alert in Chhattisgarh

Land acquisition is at the centre of intense political and social disputes in the tribal hinterland of Chhattisgarh. On the one hand, Naxal extremists enforce their version of justice by opposing land alienation. But the new state has its compulsion

Publication Date: 
30/10/2006
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Tribals, Conflicts, Industry, Human Rights, India, Chhattisgarh, Naxalites
Mining

 Andhra uranium mining project gives locals short shrift

widespread resistance to a new uranium mine and processing plant in his long-time Pulivendula assembly constituency in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh has come as a shock to chief minister Y S

Publication Date: 
14/10/2006
S Ramakrishna
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mining, Uranium, Health Effects, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Conflicts, Compensation, Human Rights, Politics, India, Andhra Pradesh, Nalgonda (D)
Energy

 Military, militants clash in Nigeria

At least 10 people died and several were injured in a clash between a joint military task force and militants in Bavelsa state of Nigeria. The clash followed a recent presidential directive ordering

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
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Economy, Conflicts, Energy, Poverty, Petrochemical Industry, Nigeria
Health

 South Asia

asean health meet: Health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries met in Dhaka recently to discuss over ways to enhance cooperation to develop health care services in the region. Bangladeshi

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
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Food Supply, Food Aid, Health, Conflicts, Health Care, International Cooperation, War, Asia, Bangladesh
Agriculture

 Red said go

West Bengal s Left Front government is all set to displace farmers

Publication Date: 
30/08/2006
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Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Agriculture, Hoogly, Singur, Displacement, Farmers, Landless, Conflicts, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Economic Development, Industry, Auto Industry, Political Parties, West Bengal
Industry

 Matter of interpretation

15 hectares of utter confusion

Publication Date: 
29/04/2006
Ruksan Bose
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Environment, Land Resources, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Conflicts, Industry, Maruti Udyog, Legislation, Governance, Chhattisgarh, Forests
Energy

 Pact on synergy

EU Commission proposes to diversify energy supplies

Publication Date: 
14/04/2006
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Energy Policy, Conflicts, Energy, Russia, European Union (EU)

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