Fisherfolk Oppose Beach Beautification Project
CHENNAI -The Corporation’s Rs. 55 crore beach beautification plan has run afoul of the Chennai fisherfolk who said the project eats into their livelihood spaces and violates the CRZ Notification. …
For I am my Brothers Keeper …
Adivasis to fight/kill Adivasis “Tribals to be trained in guerrilla warfare to fight Maoists in state” [Hindustan Times, Ranchi edition, 30-6-2014] by Stan Swamy The newspaper report goes on to …
Peoples Movement for KGF Development
Press statement The in-principle agreement between the Ministry of Mines and Steel and the State Government of Karnataka to appoint an officer to look into the possibilities of State government …
Developments post Coal Convention
In April CEM participated in a public hearing on environmental pollution in Baddi Barotiwala Industrial region of Himachal Pradesh. CEM has been working with the local groups in that region …
Seminar on Revival of BGML and its Impact on the People of KGF
Dear Sir/Madam, The Supreme Court’s judgment on 9th July 2013 allowed the proposal of the Union government’s plan to float a global tender at the earliest to revive Bharat Gold …
Promotion of Organic Farming in Barwani District, M.P.
The main aim of this year’s effort was to spread the word about organic farming amongst adivasi farmers of Barwani district, revive the traditional knowledge about farming techniques and encourage …
National Coal Convention
Chennai/ 22 February, 2014: Coal power plants have destroyed fishing and farming livelihoods, damaged health and contaminated local water resources, said fisher and farmer representatives from villages near coal-fired thermal …
Chennai CRZ Docs on Website Wrong
PRESS RELEASE. In response to media coverage of Chennai fisherfolk’s demands that the CRZ public hearing slotted for 19 November be postponed until after the relevant documents are made available …
Villagers up in arms against Cheyyur plant
PRESS RELEASE Express News Service New Indian Express CHENNAI: Inhabitants of several villages near Cheyyur in Kancheepuram, where a proposed 4,000 MW thermal power plant is to be situated, on …
Cheyyur UMPP too Risky: Activists Warn Bidders
PRESS RELEASE. A pre-application Conference organised by Power Finance Corporation for potential bidders for the Cheyyur and Odisha 4000 MW UMPPs witnessed numerous questions on the risks associated with the …
Orders of the National Green Tribunal
Application No. 151 of 2013 (SZ) http://greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/151-2013(SZ)(OA)_3Oct2013.pdf
Science, Non-Science and the Dubious Role of “Experts” in Environmental Due Diligence
A Case Study of Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Plant, Tamil Nadu The Government of India has identified Cheyyur in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, as one of several sites for a …
Interim report of the Kathikudam Fact Finding Commission THRISSUR.
The news of police action against those agitating against the Nitta Gelatine India Ltd.,(NGIL) formally known as Kerala Chemicals and Proteins Ltd.)plant on 21 July 2013 in Kathikudam,Kerala, shocked the …
Community Mapping of Sand Dune Ecosystems of the Panaiyur Coast.
The Government of India has identified Cheyyur in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, as one of the sites for a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) using imported coal and …