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Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet
Issue Date: Oct 17, 2012
Ever since India assumed presidency of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on October 8, it has never missed a chance to reiterate its commitment to conserving biodiversity and protecting indigenous people and their traditional knowledge. Indian officials attending the ongoing CoP 11 meet at Hyderabad have been highlighting the Forest Rights Act (FRA) as evidence of India's commitment to protect local communities.
Mahan coal block gets clearance
Issue Date: Oct 5, 2012
Fly ash from Hindalco spills to farms
Issue Date: Aug 21, 2012
Private firms made windfall gain of Rs 1.86 lakh crore from coal blocks: CAG
Issue Date: Aug 17, 2012
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) final report on the allocation of coal blocks and coal production, says that the private sector made a windfall gain of Rs 1.86 lakh crore between 2004 till now. This happened because the government failed to implement its own decision to introduce competitive bidding for coal blocks that was taken years ago. A part of this profit would have gone to the public exchequer.
More forest diversions likely in Singrauli
Issue Date: Sep 20, 2011
The Madhya Pradesh government envisions Singrauli district, a part of the coal belt it shares with Uttar Pradesh, as the Singapore of Central India. But protection of the environment in the region has taken a back seat because of the race between power companies to set up coal-based thermal power projects in the region. Despite recommendations of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to control pollution from coal-fired power plants, more and more forest areas are being opened up for open cast coal mines in Singrauli, says a report by a fact finding team of Greenpeace, an international non-profit.
