Community Based Action
Banking on India’s Coal Conundrum
Presentation on "Banking on India’s Coal Conundrum" describing How and Why Coal industry has had a Dirty Past and a Murky Future Click to see Presentation Banking on India’s Coal Conundrum
Discussion on order for the auction of 80 new Coal mining areas
Discussion on the Governments order for the auction of 80 new Coal mining areas. The current rules will also be made simpler for coal mining. What does the new order mean? कोयला नीलामी सरकार का अध्यादेश 80 नये कोयला खदान अब सभी क्षेत्रों के लिए कोयला खनन का रास्ता खुल...
World Tribal day – 9 August 2019
Celebrations and Events were held all across the country on the occasion of World Tribal Day on 9 August 2019. Tribals all around the country got together, narrated problems faced by them and vowed to continue the struggle for their Rights. आदिवासी संगठित होकर लेंगे...
Celebrating Asian Women’s Day – A Day of Our Own for Our Rights and Future
This August 8, we mark Asian Women’s Day – the beginning of a tradition that brings Asian women’s voices and struggles in sharper focus and celebrates their gains with renewed commitment to fight for the realization of their rights and a better life. Inspired by...
National Consultation on Land and Forest Right Movement and the Way Forward
Minutes of the meeting 2nd July’19 Two day (1st – 2nd July’19) National consultation of Land and Forest Rights Movement organized by Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan took place at Assam Association in New Delhi. It saw a participation of more than 200 representatives of various...
Reducing Carbon Footprint – A Small Initiative
Delhi holds the undesirable record of being the most polluted capital city in the world. The air quality in Delhi falls in the ‘severe’ category most of the year round and the delhites get some respite only during rains. Most of the pollution in Delhi is due to...
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Update from the Rotterdam Convention [COP9]
The Rotterdam Convention (RC), which was adopted in September 1998 and entered into force on 24 February 2004, creates legally-binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the...
Earth Day (22 April 2019) observed at Environics Office, New Delhi
Earth day which takes place on 22 April every year was observed celebrated at the office of Environics Trust at New Delhi. The event was an effort towards making people aware regarding the current deteriorating scenario of mother Earth. Users of Sanitary Napkins made...
Report of Ban Asbestos Meeting (19-20 January 2019)
The first network meeting of Indian Ban Asbestos Network (iBAN) was conducted in New Delhi at the Secretariat’s office. The objective of the meeting was two-fold; first, to present and review on the work done by the network in last one year. Second, to make an action...
The Other Facet of Development
The state of Odisha is known for its mineral wealth in the country. It is corroborated by the presence of India’s 92% of chromite, 92% of nickel, 52% of bauxite, 44% of manganese, 33% of iron-ore, and 24% of coal reserves in the state. In addition, many other minerals...