Water units protest pollution watchdog's norms
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has imposed severe rules to drive out the packaged drinking water manufacturers away from business, alleged members of the trade during a protest here on
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Human wall formed to highlight cause of endosulfan victims
Hunger strike protest completes a month As the hunger strike for the cause of endosulfan victims in the district completed a month here on Monday, people formed a human wall to protest against the alleged laxity of the State government in rehabilitating the affected population. Inaugurating the protest, Ambalathara Muneesa, a victim born without sight who has two postgraduate degrees, sought the resignation of N.A. Nellikunnu and P.B. Abdul Razak, MLAs from the district, for the alleged callous approach of the government.
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Adani's Carmichael mine approval labelled 'economic stupidity'
The Queensland government’s approval of leases for Adani’s Carmichael mine, Australia’s largest proposed coal project, was “economic stupidity and environmental insanity”, a protest rally heard on Monday.
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Three demonstrators killed in clash over planned power plant in Bangladesh
Three people were killed on Monday when Bangladeshi riot police fired shots after coming under attack from demonstrators in a disturbance over a planned, Chinese-built power plant, authorities said.
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Sierra Leone Ebola survivors protest over medical treatment
Survivors of Ebola are holding protests across Sierra Leone over what they believe is a lack of government care. They say some people have died because they have not received proper medical treatment.
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Waste accumulates as locals protest dumping at Ramna
Varanasi: The city is suffering insanitation woes as the municipal waste has not been transported to the dumping site in Ramna locality for last four days. The villagers of Ramna are protesting against
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Philippine rice farmer killed as drought protest turns violent- demonstration leader
Philippine police opened fire as a protest by thousands of rice farmers who lost their crops turned violent on Friday, killing one and wounding about a dozen, a leader of a farming group said. About
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Medha held for protesting demolition of slums
Social activist Medha Patkar and 20 persons were arrested on Thursday for protesting against the demolition of slums at Golibar in Khar, in suburban Mumbai. The protesters were allegedly beaten up in the
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Police, protesters clash in Posco project site
At least 20 persons, most of them women, were injured in a lathi charge when they were demonstrating in the Posco project area on Thursday demanding the withdrawal of armed police from their locality. At least two women protesters protested seminude. Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi confirmed the incident and said a case will be registered in this regard.
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India Test-Starts Kudankulam Nuclear Reactor Amid Protests
Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd., the nation’s sole atomic energy producer, test-started part of a $2.84 billion reactor today after a delay of six years amid protests from local residents. The first
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Anti-Posco brigade hold protest rally
Land acquisition for the Posco steel project continued amid a tense atmosphere with the anti-project brigade led by Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS) staging its protest rally at Patana village in the project site violating the prohibitory orders. The protest meet was supported by leaders of six political parties and anti-displacement leaders in the presence of the kin of three victims who were killed in a bomb blast on last Saturday.
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Western Ghats: Kerala parties, church protest MoEF verdict
The decision of the Ministry of Environment and Forest to declare 60,000 sq km of the Western Ghats, which covers 44 districts in six states, as ecologically sensitive area, has evoked protest from political
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Land acquisition issue: Farmers to protest today
Farmers enraged over land acquisition issue would protest at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Wed-nesday af-ternoon. The farmers are likely to be addressed by NDA convener Sharad Yadav. In the protest thousands of farmers would assemble at the Jantar Mantar and stage protest against UP Government over the land acquisition issue in Greater Noida. Agitating over land acquisition, thousand of far
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Medha Patkar to inaugurate endosulfan victims' protest
Environmental activist Medha Patkar will inaugurate a protest by the victims of pesticide endosulfan in front of the Secretariat here on Monday. The protest being organised by the endosulfan victims'
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Storm water drain cleared of debris in village Khampur village, Delhi: Report to the NGT
<p>Factual and action taken report on behalf of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in the matter of Prem Prakash Prajapati Vs Union of India.</p> <div><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/storm-water-drain-Khampur-village-Delhi-report-NGT.pdf"
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March in Bangladesh against Sundarbans plant
Hundreds of Bangladeshis began a four-day march on Thursday from the capital to the Sundarbans in a last-ditch protest against plans to build a coal-fired power plant near the World Heritage-listed forest.
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MPs concerned over displacement of people by dams
The issue of ongoing protest by villagers displaced by the construction of the Damodar Valley Corporation's (DVC) Maithon dam in Jharkhand was raised in the Rajya Sabha today. "In Baliapur area of Dhanbad
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Mullaperiyar fury now reaches Delhi
Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Kerala hold protest outside Parliament House Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu and Kerala staged protests inside and outside the House over the Mullaperiyar
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Muttar fish kill: Residents suspect septic pollution
Local residents raised protests after heavy pollution in Muttar river resulted in the death of fish at various points on Tuesday afternoon. Locals said that the waters had turned black in many areas,
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Residents 'Ready to die' in yom river dam fight
Protesters turn to ritual cursing, effigy burning and 24-hour guard posts as 24-year battle against project reignites The leader of a protest against the controversial Kaeng Sua Ten dam says he is ready