India

 'Maps of resource rich, poverty stricken tribal India overlap'

Ethnic conflicts have dogged India since independence. The problem has attracted a lot of scholarship. Amarjyoti Borah talks to two eminent academics who have looked at the problem. Ram Dayal Munda,

Publication Date: 
30/05/2007
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Land Ownership, North East, Koel Karo, Displacement, Tribals, Conflicts, Poverty, NGO, India, Jharkhand, Naxalites, Rural Poverty
India

 'Privatisation has increased rural neglect'

The northeast has been badly affected by ethnic strife. DILIP GOGOI of Cotton College, Guwahati, on its vulnerability Are ethnic conflicts more frequent in the northeast compared to other parts

Publication Date: 
30/05/2007
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North East, Development, Tribals, Conflicts, Rural Development, Economic Development, Poverty, India, Rural Poverty
Wildlife

 Relocation of wildlife in Indira Sagar Reservoir area affects tribals

forest officials of Narmada Valley Development Authority (nvda) launched an operation in March 2007 to shift monkeys and nilgai from an island in the Indira Sagar Reservoir area near Chhanera in

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Nandita Chibber
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Dams, Indira Sagar, Narmada Valley Project, Displacement, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Wildlife, National Parks, India, Madhya Pradesh
Mining

 In court

Snail's habitat A court battle over an endangered West Coast snail is being heard by the Christchurch High Court, New Zealand. The lawsuit filed by anti-mining group Powelliphanta Augustus

Publication Date: 
14/04/2007
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Alps, Animal Cruelty, Mining, Endangered Species, Tribals, Religious Beliefs, High Court, New Zealand
Mining

 Essar gets Bailadila prospecting lease

Moving towards privatisation of mining in India, the Union government granted Essar Steel Limited a prospecting licence in February 2007 to mine iron ore reserves in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Publication Date: 
14/04/2007
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Mining, Iron, Displacement, Tribals, Conflicts, Private Sector, India
Forests

 SC & Centre wrangle over forest committee

the dogfight over forest management in the country has intensified. On the one hand the Supreme Court and the Union ministry of environment and forests (moef) continue to differ over the constitution

Publication Date: 
14/01/2007
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Forests, Mining, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Tribals, Legislation, Supreme Court, India
Forests

 Left out

The Left parties were elated when the Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005, was passed by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha. But the gaffe was discovered later

Publication Date: 
14/01/2007
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Forests, Tribals, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), Legislation, Parliament, Political Parties
India

 Left in peace L.I.P.

Forget ideological shibboleths. The market is the great equaliser. Even politically

Publication Date: 
30/12/2006
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Land Resources, Land Ownership, Singur, Forest Policy, Economy, Displacement, Tribals, Industry, Auto Industry, Private Sector, Political Parties, Politics, India, West Bengal
Forests

 Cabinet nod to joint parliamentary committee recommendations

the cabinet gave its nod to the amendments in the Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 on December 7, 2006. It has decided to go along with the recommendations of the joint

Publication Date: 
30/12/2006
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Forests, Land Ownership, Forest Policy, Tribals, Legislation, Parliament, Panchayats, India
Mining

 Up against mining in Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

A Swiss firm Xstrata's plan to establish a massive opencast lead and zinc mine near the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia, is facing stiff resistance from the region's indigenous communities. The

Publication Date: 
14/12/2006
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Marine Ecosystems, Mining, Lead, Zinc, Tribals, Conflicts

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