Women-led and women’s rights organizations are on the frontlines of today’s humanitarian crises—but many are at risk of disappearing. As global needs rise due to conflict, climate change, and displacement, deep cuts to foreign aid are threatening organizations that provide life-saving services for women and girls. In March 2025, UN …
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is reviewing its Sustainability Framework, including the Policy on Social and Environmental Sustainability (Policy), the Performance Standards (PS), and the Policy on Disclosure of Information. While the Policy defines the IFC's responsibility in providing financing for projects, the PS establish the IFC
Bhopal: A panel of eminent citizens who came together as an Independent People's Tribunal (IPT) to assess the true scale and impacts of the large dam-projects in natural-resource rich region of Narmada Valley released the Tribunal Report today afternoon at Gandhi Bhavan. The Tribunal Report on various aspects concerning massive …
Mahim Pratap Singh Bhopal: The Indian People's Tribunal (IPT) has come out with a report on issues of displacement, rehabilitation, environmental compliance and overall cost-benefits of big dam projects such as Sardar Sarovar, Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar and Jobat. It was released here on Thursday by A.P. Shah, the former Chief …
Though 390 families leading their lives in Kudremukh National Park limits are ready to vacate their land and leave, they allege that Government has not yet come up with any alternative facilities to rehabilitate them. A plantation within Kudremukh National Park. Photo/Ravi KelangadiThe organisations fighting for justice say that the …
Jamshedpur, June 18: The radial gates of Chandil dam will not be closed on June 30 as decided earlier. Rehabilitation officers today expressed their inability to settle the issue of the displaced persons by that time. The officers posted under the Subernarekha Multi-purpose Project (SMP), at a meeting between the …
THE government could dilute a clause in a draft legislation that requires miners to offer a 26% stake to families losing land to projects so that companies have more flexibility while providing relief. Senior officials of the mines ministry, the authors of the draft Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation …
PARADIP: The district administration has made elaborate arrangements for the Posco survey slated to start from tomorrow morning at Gobindapur village. Eight survey teams will be pressed into service to continue the socio economic, forest and horticulture survey without police deployment. The administration however is in for fresh trouble even …
Dhanbad, June 14: More people can now look forward to safer homes. After successfully shifting more than 200 people from underground fire affected areas of Jharia Coalfield region to Belgarhia, Jharia Rehabilitation Development Authority (JRDA) has now shifted its focus towards creating another township near Belgarhia. The new township would …
Dharavi in Mumbai exemplifies what is most ugly and what is most inspiring about slum life in a city. How should it be redeveloped to remove the ugliness and yet retain its community spirit, enterprise, ambitions and hope? Current plans are focused on profit-making, by developers and government, with the …
BHUBANESWAR: A day after talks with officials failed, anti-Posco agitators today demanded direct discussions with Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on their opposition to the site identified for the Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project near Paradip. Leaders of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) also sought immediate halt to the …
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee Dantewada: The highlands of Chhattisgarh are in flames. Those flames of Naxal violence threaten to spread from the Bastar tableland to singe India
This paper considers the relationship between the historical emergence of colonial forestry institutions in forest areas of Andhra Pradesh and the chronic poverty of people living there. Between 5-15 million of Andhra
The landslide-caused glacial lake in the Hunza Valley has put the Pakistani authorities on an emergency footing, but this catastrophe had been predicted for years.
Various multipurpose dams around the globe have compelled the people to displace. The figure of dams and displaced people is too high, but displacements for flood and erosion are much higher than the dams. A study of Gangetic Tract at Malda District of West Bengal, India alone again proved the …
JAMMU, 30 MAY: Untimely snowfall and heavy rains in the higher altitudes of Jammu and Kashmir have put the lives of over five lakh nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals and their livestock at risk. The nomads are stranded at different places on the Pir Panjal, Shivalik, Trikuta and and Zojila ranges …
Pune The district rehabilitation office has begun the process of reaching a solution to rehabilitate those affected by Tata Dam constructed in 1900s. As the Maharashtra Resettlement of Projects Displaced Persons Act, 1976, is not applicable to them (the dam was constructed before the Act) a workable solution between displaced …
PARADIP: Members of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti today selected five persons who would discuss with the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) central range, regarding their demands related to Posco steel plant. However, Abhaya Sahoo has not been included in this team as he is not a resident of any of the …
