Patkar unperturbed by exodus of villagers
Medha Patkar, doyenne of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), which opposes the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on the Narmada river, has won a major …
‘Europe has double standards when it comes to the Roma’
For centuries, the Roma (colloquially known as ‘Gypsies’) have been discriminated against in Europe, to which they migrated to from …
In search of the missing
In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …
Former militant Bijoy Hrankhal on Tripura's tribal needs
Bijoy Kumar Hrankhal was the founder member and vice-president of the Tripura National Volunteer, the first militant group in Tripura. He laid …
Theirs to mine?
This is the question angry and beleaguered tribals in Orissa and Jharkhand are asking, as mining companies set up shop in the midst of their land …
SEZ, how special?
Despite having burned its fingers with export processing zones, which mainly involved a number of substantial fiscal benefits, the government has …
Scorching salt
As the world celebrates yet another Environment Day, groups of marginalized people in some part of the globe or the other get evicted from their …
1,620.361 ha of discontent
Special economic zones and sit-ins. Mega-projects and marches. Public-private partnerships and pitched battles. Precociously, because they are …
Mining firms set up shop in Orissa
Lanjigarh block, Kalahandi, Orissa, May 17: At its summit, the northeastern ridge of the Niyamgiri hill range has a bald patch, typical of …
Treasure in troubled land
International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow gradually declining, the war-torn country will now have to …
Polavaram fraud
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …
Trouble in Tehri
A sudden eviction notice to the people of Tehri town, warning of an imminent flooding, has incensed the public
Developing distress
The birth-pangs of development have been faced so far by the downtrodden, but things need to change soon
Fight for survival: MP's Chutka village holds out against proposed nuclear power project
Dadu Lal Kundapa has galvanised 54 tribal villages to say no forced evictions for the second time in four decades
Damned forever
Participants at the first international conference of dam-affected people in Brazil vow to intensify their fight against large dams
Building against odds
Despite a host of reasons against its constuction, Pakistan decides to go ahead with building the Diamer dam
Nowhere to go
The new land Bill will make it easier to displace the poor in the name of development, say experts
"The state cannot deprive people"
WALTER FERNANDES, who has worked extensively for tribes and on tribal issues, talks to SURYA SEN
Tribals demand scrapping of proposed dam
Villagers assert a dam project to provide drinking water to Udaipur city would displace about 12,000 people, and they will oppose it firmly.
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Raping the forest for ephemeral fashions
Forest products have become a fad in industrialised countries and are used to make a wide range of things, from ice creams to shampoos. For the …
Thick-skinned policies
Dozens of families displaced from Gujarat villages in the vicinity of the Sardar Sarovar dam years back have returned to their original homes …
Undermining existence
Extensive coal mining in Raniganj, Bihar, has not only displaced communities but has also affected the lifestyle of the locals
Struggling to survive as
Marginalised by developmental processes, local people are fighting for their right to manage forests