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Stop construction of Vadhavan Port, have open discussions with local communities: Climate change activists
Arguing that the Vadhavan Port Project in Maharashtra has not emerged from the needs of the local communities, and instead threatens the livelihoods of fisher folk, Adivasi lands, agriculture and orchards, the sea, and coastal biodiversity, the NAPM has demanded that the project “should be scrapped immediately”
Bengal: ‘Sagar Mela Project, Blue Revolution Leading to Victimisation of Fisherfolk’
At an all- India convention in Sunderbans, the fishing community said privatisation of ports, entry of foreign trawlers and big capital had hit their livelihood badly.
Opposition to the Vizhinjam Port Project must be seen in the wider context of protecting coastal ecology and communities
A proper evaluation of the mammoth project is also necessary given the increase in cyclones and other climate change related disasters that have been increasingly striking the region
Protest in ‘Struggle To Save Aarey ‘ in Mumbai
On 21st August, A protest demonstration was staged at Picnichen...
SC forbids Mumbai Metro from cutting trees in Aarey colony
Matter to be heard on August 30 as counsel for the Maharashtra government sought time to collate documents
Himachal Pradesh’s vulnerability to Floods and Landslides increasing
There is an urgent need for more ecologically protective policies instead of mindless development projects that eventually end up threatening people’s lives
Himachal Pradesh: Apple growers continue protest over adverse impact of Big Business
Will start a campaign to court arrest from today
India’s tree lovers get together for a nation-wide tree festival
The August Tree Festival will be held from 15th...
Kolkata: Civil Society, Tribals Protest, Demand Cancellation of Coal Mines in Deucha-Panchami
The protesters demanding the cancellation of Deucha Pachami coal mining project have alleged that the government is illegally occupying the land.
Climate Change May Increase Mortality Rate by 6 Times Due to Excess Heat: Lancet Study
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The study said rise in night heat events will nearly double by 2090, from 20.4 degrees Celsius to 39.7 degrees Celsius across 28 cities from East Asia, increasing the burden of disease due to sleep disruption.
Swaraj India decries MoEFCC’s Forest Conservation Rules 2022 notification
Experts voice concern that the new rules will completely disregard Gram Sabha, Tribal and Forest dwellers’ consent during developmental project
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