Community Based Action
पांचवा कोयला और ताप उपकरण सम्मलेन | 5th Coal and Thermal Power affected communities gathering
An annual nation-wide gathering of affected communities and concerned groups/individuals with the coal mining and thermal power generation in India was held in Dhanbad in Jharkhand from 8th to 10th October, 2017. The meet saw the coming together of ground...
6th annual Koyla Satyagrah in Village Pelma of Tamnar, Raigarh
Koyla satyagrah is a symbolic annual march carried out by the people of villages in the Raigarh region where coal mining and thermal plants have had a lasting effect on the ecosystem and the people. Drawing their inspiration from M K Gandhi’s salt satyagrah or the...
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Establishing Rights over Community Forest Resources in Himachal Pradesh
Establishing Community Forest Rights has been taken up as a process which makes communities understand the importance and collective assessment of their dependence on resources surrounding them. Over this year the process has moved deep into the communities in six...
Community Issues in Coal Belts
A short descriptive report on Barddhaman District outlining areas of public health and indicators of health, nutrition and environmental pollution, MDGs. A blog www.alongtheburntcoalcorridor.wordpress.com elaborates more on specific issues of health and education. 1....
Himalayan Communities Join the Global Civil Society in the Call for equity and fairshare in Global Climate Action
Himalayan Communities joined the call for equity and fair share in global climate action and warn the global community of the irreparable damage that will be caused if the Himalayan ecosystems are disturbed. Climate science paints a frightening picture—one that...
Meeting on Issues related to Coal Fired Thermal Power Plants in India, Gujarat, 28th & 29th August 2016
The meeting on issues related to Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant in India was organized by Environics Trust on behalf of OEHNI in collaboration with OHSA and supported by AMRC in Ahmedabad. A total of 50 participants from 7 states of India discussed on the past,...
4th National Coal and Thermal Power Gathering at Korba, Chhattisgarh, 29-31 July 2016
The gathering was organized by the conglomeration of Environics Trust, Mines Minerals and People and Saarthak Foundation in Korba which is known for its coal mines such as Gevra- one of the biggest coal mines of Asia as well as other mining areas like Kusmunda and...
State level workshop organised by mm&p in Ranchi and Raipur, Discussion around Illegal mining, DMF and Permanent fund
mines minerals and PEOPLE (mm&P) organized support of Environics Trust "State level consultation on District mineral fund, Permanent fund and illegal mining" at Ranchi, Jharkhand 13th and 14th October 2015 and Raipur in Chhattisgarh on 16th and 17th October 2015...
Two days national level workshop organised by mm&P, New Delhi on 26-27 September 2015
Two days National level workshop organised by Mines mineral and people at Hotel Potala, New delhi on 26th and 27th September. Issues were discussed on District mineral foundation, illegal mining and permanent fund. More than 40 participants participated from 11 states...
Mobilize-ing the Voice of Unheard Aid Recipients
We have successfully used mobile phones to amplify and advertise the impact of the Indian government in addressing unmet needs of rural citizens. Our approach is to expand the scope of our prior technology service, using the CGNet Swara platform, which uses an...