by admin | May 17, 2013 | Community Based Action, Participative Research, Publications
Mining giant Rio Tinto expects to reap massive profits from its new Indian venture at Bunder in the Chhatarpur district of Bundelkhand region, Madhya Pradesh state. The company describes this as: “[t]he most advanced diamond project worldwide (sic) and the most...
by admin | May 17, 2013 | Participative Research, Publications
This is a quick and not so dirty compilation of some of the work we have been doing in the recent past to understand the implications of mining on water resources. The overview and examples have been put together to provide an agenda point for discussions for the ICN...
by admin | May 17, 2012 | Participative Research, Publications
Second decade of this new millennium mega trend is ‘responsible business’. The consumer movement and human rights activists have become increasingly empowered, and they actively publicize news of unethical conduct of companies. These in turn have tremendous political...
by admin | May 18, 2011 | Participative Research, Publications
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...
by admin | May 18, 2009 | Participative Research, Publications
Structures across rivers have been built since times immemorial until this day – logjams and Bamboo bridges to Steel and Concrete structures. However, the rapidity at which rivers are being stopped, bridged, dammed and altered has begun to reach alarming...
by admin | May 18, 2009 | Participative Research, Publications
An Assessment of Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand The Access Initiative (TAI) is a global coalition of public interest groups. The coalition is led by a Core team comprising of Advocates Coalition...
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