Health Camp held in Panna on World Health Day, April 2012
Spring Water Management in Doon Valley, U.P.
Participation: Local People of Dwara Gaon Sabha; Village Panchayats; Mahila Mangal Dals and Staff of Watershed Management Directorate BACKGROUND There are numerous natural springs in the Doon Valley. These are important sources of clean water and were highly...
Short Film on Jharia Coal Mines
Jharia: A short film on the burning fires in Jharia Coal mines by Poul Madsen More Details:
Silicosis widows from Rajasthan visit NHRC, Delhi 2011
Silicosis Medical camp in Panna, August 2011
Mining Matters
Our country is endowed with huge resources of many metallic and non-metallic minerals. The mining activities are extremely poorly regulated despite the fact that as early as 1948, the founding fathers of the constitution realized this need. Over 80000 mines operate...
Western Ghats – Environmental and Forest Right Concerns
The Western Ghats range extends from river Tapti in Gujarat in the north to Kanyakumari in the south, approximately 1,600 km in length and passes through six states of the Indian Union covering an area of about 1,62,000 sq. kms...
Polavaram Dam – A Critical View on Ecological Governance
Seventy years have passed since the first proposal to make a dam on the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh was conceived. In all these years it has developed more controversies and conflicts. The project is still a matter of several litigations....
Land and other Resources Requisition and Reparations Bill
It is commonly recognised that the existing Land Acquisition Act and its earlier amendments too are strongly colonial in nature. For  a Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic the perspective and tone of the bill is incongruent to the current realities. In...
Climate Vulnerability in North Western Himalayas
Global warming induced climate change has triggered events such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels and changing weather patterns.This in turn has lead to storms, droughts, flash floods, cloudbursts, change in vegetation. Growing body of scientific evidence has...
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