Hope in sight for indigenous people
The UN is finalising a draft declaration on special rights for indigenous people, but this is being opposed by some governments.
The UN is finalising a draft declaration on special rights for indigenous people, but this is being opposed by some governments.
29/06/1993
The systematic exploitation of the Dangs' forest wealth by outsiders is institutionalised in a colonial soap opera
14/06/1995
Inventorising genetic resources is the only key to stopping piracy by other countries. But the Indian scientific establishment remains unresponsive
30/07/1996
Eco development in India had no clue
From homeland to terra incognita, the indigenous lands of Brazil have today fallen prey to a draconian decree
14/06/1996
Dust haze: Elephants struggle to coexist with steel animals in Saranda
14/01/2006
Army firing range draws tribal wrath in Nicobar Islands
30/01/2006
National constitutions have rarely established environmental rights as human rights, but an increasing number recognise the right to a healthy environment and have provisions directed at environmental protection:
29/06/1993
It is an anomaly: the privy purse was abolished 24 years ago, yet, here, in the Dangs, they still exist. The British ruled in the Dangs under the foreign territories regulations. In 1947 it acceeded
14/06/1995
ITC s CDM project
The Dangis have been systematically stripped of their wealth and their rights and today they rank among the poorest
14/06/1995
Will the idea of eco development survive?
SC issues notice to Tripura government for re starting relocation of tribals against orders
14/08/2006
Corruption finished off a movement which could have unlocked the door to prosperity
14/06/1995
The Kerala High Court has blocked the state government's highly-publicised distribution of 28,588 ha of forest land to migrant farmers who occupied the land prior to 1977. On September 15, the court
30/10/1993
Steel plant plan opposed by villagers facing ouster
30/12/2001
IN AN appeal to save the planet, law students of the Delhi-based Centre for Environmental Law enacted Vasundhra (Earth), at their convocation ceremony. The play, directed by Amitava Dasgupta, was a
14/04/1995
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Behold: eco development is here, again
Villagers, students, welfare organisations and opposition parties have come together and formed a council to protest the proposed mining and processing of uranium in Meghalaya