Kangra: On International Women’s Day, more that 500 people, mostly women, voiced
Author: Admin
Mapping environmental conflicts in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a Himalayan state in the North-West of India and
Video : Accidents or Sheer Negligence, The Burang Story, Kinnaur
The film highlights the issue of safety violations and negligence in Hydropower Projects in Kinnaur,
Submission to Directorate of Energy on Failure of Safety Control and Impact Monitoring in Hydroprojects
6th December 2015
To
Principal Secretary
Directorate of Energy
Shimla
Subject: Failure of Safety
Press Statement 1/12/15 : Kinnaur in crisis; Sheer Negligence in hydro projects claiming lives. Who is accountable?
In the last two weeks a half a dozen lives have been lost in the Kinnaur region alone in three separate
Undermining Forest Rights Act, Himachal Pradesh SC families served notice of eviction by DFO Banjar
Recently the Forest Department started the drive to evict Schedule Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers from forest land
The Unmaking of the Forest Rights Act
In the freezing winter of 2009, a few communities of the Baiga tribe in Mungeli and Bilaspur districts of Chhattisgarh were
Himachal Pradesh launches eviction drive, ignores forest rights of tribal farmers
The Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi recently intervened and compelled the Himachal Pradesh government to withdraw its appeal
Himachal government has been trying to evade implementation of Forest Rights Act since 2008
The Himachal Government has started the drive to evict Schedule Tribes and OTFDs from forest land under the garb of Himachal Pradesh
Objections submitted to the Ministry of Environment Appraisal Committee on 3 HEPs
26th October 2015
To
The EAC
River Valley Projects
Ministry of Environment and Forests
New Delhi
India
Subject: