Local communities of fisher folk, small and marginalized farmers and farm labourers oppose a series of SEZs that will displace crores. Photographs from the demonstration against Coastal Industrial Corridor
Local communities of fisherfolk, small and marginal farmers, dalit farm labourers and adivasis are opposing the set up of SEZs abd the development of the Coastal Industial Corridor in AP.
The story of policy redrafts in Bangladesh aimed to provide easy deals for foreign investors coming to mine. Tanim Ahmed writes for the NewAge.
The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace passed a resolution opposing the nuclear deal pointing out that it would affect development of truly sustainable energy alternatives while affecting the local environment and the political milieu of South Asian
A first hand look at implementation of government plans by an IT expert spending a month on Rural Information Centers in UP.
Many Kashmiri Muslims vociferously insist that the demand for independence of Kashmir has nothing to do with religion. Yogi Sikand critiques that position.
Nigar Ataulla writes about the stereotypes that Muslim women in India face from the broader community on one hand, and the disconnect with Muslim institutions on the other.
Amit Srivastava from the India Resource Center confirms that the Coke Plant in Sinhachawar in Ballia district of UP is being shut down. The management cites 'unbearable losses' as the reason for the shutdown. Local community rejoices.
India Friends Association is organizing the US tour of Dr. Baba Adhav, a highly respected champion of workers rights based in Pune, India.
Yogi Sikand writes about Kishtwar and the strife that is tearing J&K. Whatever is left of it.
The National Right to Employment Guarantee Scheme was planned to be a support for rural poor. It aims to provide a minimum of 100 days employment to an individual from each family in districts where the program has been implemented. The reality shows that it is far from true. This note is sent by Nandlal Master based on the work of Lok Samiti
The violence that is rapidly engulfing large parts of Jammu and Kashmir, set off by a controversial government decision to grant a tract of land to a temple trust in Kashmir, threatens to totally disrupt the already tenuous inter-communal relations in the region. Yogi Sikand writes.
172 days of 'Walk Your Talk' campaign begun by Bhopalis affected by Union Carbide's accident (and the continuing mess within the plant site) on February 20th, 2008 finally yielded results with Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Chemicals, Fertilizers and Steel making a statement that action would be taken.
In reality, the Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh left the people of Baghmara in a double-bind: they wanted relief from the Sarbahara reign of terror, but eventually found that they had unwittingly sanctioned the creation of another monster whose tactics were the same, though convened under a different banner, writes Mahtab Haider in an article published in New Age
