Press Note: 14th December 2018 After a decade, in a first, a detailed address on Forest Rights Act 2006 in the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh MLAs Rakesh Singha and Ashish Butail address the assembly In response to consistent pressure from local communities, farmer’s groups and civil society, the Forest Rights Act 2006 finally became […]
In the era of corporate scams, Himachal Pradesh, had its own little one. Not so little however, if we look at the size and budget of the state. News of a Delhi-based businessman Rakesh Sharma, who had set up a refined noble alloys (alloys made of gold, palladium and silver) manufacturing unit Indian Technomac Company […]
Charan Khad Basti Punarwas Samiti, Dharamsala and Kangra Citizens Rights Group presents CityMakers for Justice in Dharamshala A Photo Exhibition and Public Event 1500 people, who were earning a living through rag picking, boot polish, street vending and labor work were evicted from Charan Khad, Dharamsala on 16-17 June 2016. After a year despite appeals […]
It is World Enviroment Day. Environment is not something outside of us. It is part of us and we are its integral part. In Kinnaur, where communities for centuries have evolved their cultures, language, livelihoods around nature are at crossroads today. In a capitalist world, in a consumerist society, how do mountain people reassess their […]