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Environment: The growing crisis on the Kho River
The river Kho, that breathes life into both the Ganga and Ramganga — and supports countless farmers — is under severe threat at its source. Both the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments need to take urgent steps to protect and preserve this river and surroundings from resorts and uncontrolled ‘religious tourism;’ besides Dogadda, a culturally and politically important town in Uttarakhand also deserves official recognition as the origin point of the Kho argues the author
Activist actively involved in protesting against the Barsu-Solgaon refinery project detained by police
Activists in the area have been facing many legal road blocks, intimidation tactics exercised against protesters, meanwhile support for the refinery is creating havoc. Section 144 CrPC imposed.
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Both the opposition UDF and ruling LDF seem supportive of the Adani’s Group’s Vizhinjam port, now; in 2015 the LDF was a strong critic
400 academics & activists express solidarity with fish workers’ protest against Adani International Seaport at Vizhinjam, Kerala
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