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Government clears draft Mining Bill
Call it the Rahul Gandhi effect or maybe it was his Niyamgiri visit which did the trick. The natives of mining affected areas could be in for some good news.The Group of Ministers(GoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has given a go ahead to the draft Mining Bill.The Bill seeks that miners share about 26 percent of profits with local peo...
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Tribal leader tortured in Orissa
The Dongaria Kondh tribals from Kalahandi Orissa, became an international talking point among environmentalists. Their story mirroring the Naa'vi, the blue-skinned nature-loving aliens of the 2009 movie Avatar, who are massacred by greedy human miners drew much acclaim.However, for the Dongaria tribe and its firebrand leader Lodo Sikaka, the repres...
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Vedanta stalemate: Orissa Chief Minister to meet Manmohan Singh
Facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in his state, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to raise concerns over recommendations of a government panel on the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.Patnaik said he would apprise the Prime Minister on the adverse effects the recommendations would have on investments ...
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Are Orissa tribals winning their battle against Vedanta?
The Dongria Kondh are a primitive tribal community who live in the pristine hills around Niyamgiri in Western Orissa's Kalahandi district. On youTube, a series of spots campaigns have been running for their rights against a corporation named Vedanta. The mountain, the Dongria Kondhs worship, is the centre of rich deposits of bauxite that Vedanta wa...
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Government clears draft Mining Bill
Call it the Rahul Gandhi effect or maybe it was his Niyamgiri visit which did the trick. The natives of mining affected areas could be in for some good news.The Group of Ministers(GoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has given a go ahead to the draft Mining Bill.The Bill seeks that miners share about 26 percent of profits with local peo...
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Tribal leader tortured in Orissa
The Dongaria Kondh tribals from Kalahandi Orissa, became an international talking point among environmentalists. Their story mirroring the Naa'vi, the blue-skinned nature-loving aliens of the 2009 movie Avatar, who are massacred by greedy human miners drew much acclaim.However, for the Dongaria tribe and its firebrand leader Lodo Sikaka, the repres...
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Vedanta stalemate: Orissa Chief Minister to meet Manmohan Singh
Facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in his state, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to raise concerns over recommendations of a government panel on the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.Patnaik said he would apprise the Prime Minister on the adverse effects the recommendations would have on investments ...
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Are Orissa tribals winning their battle against Vedanta?
The Dongria Kondh are a primitive tribal community who live in the pristine hills around Niyamgiri in Western Orissa's Kalahandi district. On youTube, a series of spots campaigns have been running for their rights against a corporation named Vedanta. The mountain, the Dongria Kondhs worship, is the centre of rich deposits of bauxite that Vedanta wa...
