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District judge of Rayagada, Sarat Chandra Misra, present at the palli sabha, argues with the tribals, sidestepping his role as the Supreme Court Observer. Soon after he told the tribals, モall of you are acting very smart despite being illiterate. You woul
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In 1995, the Supreme Court ordered 538 polluting tanneries operating in the heart of the Kolkata to relocate to the outskirts. The tanneries relocated to Bantala, 20 km away, but 17 years later its business as usual.
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Constant nausea and burning in the eyes are common among workers. Very few units supply them with protective gloves, boots or masks. Despite the Supreme Court order there is no hospital yet for the 12,000 workers.
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Raman, Agra resident and member of Supreme Court's monitoring committee. Photo:
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Raman, Agra resident and member of Supreme Court's monitoring committee.
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MINING INSTALLATIONS IN THE ARAVALLI WHERE MINING IS BANNED BY A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
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Sundari Bai of Dharampuri has been allotted a plot on the floodplain of the Khooj river. The colony has no basic facilities, not even a school, and gets submerged almost every monsoon.
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Resettlement colony for Karmal village. The offices built for government officials who would implement the rehabilitation work have been lying vacant
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The claim of Son Kuwar Sonwari (extreme right) was rejected by the sub divisional level committee. She is unaware she can appeal against it
by
Vikas Choudhary
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
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Vikas Choudhary
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
by
Vikas Choudhary
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
by
Vikas Choudhary
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
by
Vikas Choudhary
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
by
Vikas Choudhary
People collect sal leaves from the forests in Fatehpur village of Chhattisgarh. Forest dwellers derive 20 to 40 per cent of their annual income from minor forest produce
by
Vikas Choudhary
People collect sal leaves from the forests in Fatehpur village of Chhattisgarh. Forest dwellers derive 20 to 40 per cent of their annual income from minor forest produce
by
Vikas Choudhary
Residents of Bajag village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh do not know why their claims for land title have been rejected
by
Vikas Choudhary
Residents of Bajag village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh do not know why their claims for land title have been rejected
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Vikas Choudhary
Residents of Bajag village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh do not know why their claims for land title have been rejected
by
Vikas Choudhary
The Supreme Court ruling on parking policy on September 2, 2019 declared that “footpaths are for pedestrians. The court criticised the encroaching of footpaths for gardening and installing cabins for security guards. This is one such lane in Greater Kailash-II where the footpath is just for the cabin crew.
by
Vikas Choudhary
The Supreme Court ruling on parking policy on September 2, 2019 declared that footpaths are for pedestrians. The court criticised the encroaching of footpaths for gardening and installing cabins for security guards. This is one such lane in Greater Kailash-II where the footpath is just for the cabin crew.
by
Vikas Choudhary
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DIG043718
District judge of Rayagada, Sarat Chandra Misra, present at the palli sabha, argues with the tribals, sidestepping his role as the Supreme Court Observer. Soon after he told the tribals, モall of you are acting very smart despite being illiterate. You woul
Sayantan Bera
,
July, 2013 ,
Niyamgiri, dongria kondh
,
Orissa
Bauxite mining
,
Dongria Kondh
,
Kalahandi (D)
,
Mining
,
Nagaveli
,
Niyamgiri hills
,
Orissa
,
Palli Sabha
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Tribals
,
Vedanta
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG044851
In 1995, the Supreme Court ordered 538 polluting tanneries operating in the heart of the Kolkata to relocate to the outskirts. The tanneries relocated to Bantala, 20 km away, but 17 years later its business as usual.
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG044859
Constant nausea and burning in the eyes are common among workers. Very few units supply them with protective gloves, boots or masks. Despite the Supreme Court order there is no hospital yet for the 12,000 workers.
Sayantan Bera
,
June, 2013 ,
Kolkata
,
West bengal
Calcutta Leather Complex
,
Effluent treatment
,
Kolkata
,
LEATHER INDUSTRY
,
Sayantan Bera
,
Solid Waste
,
Solid Waste
,
Tanneries
,
Toxic-hazardous waste
,
WASTE DISPOSAL
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG055246
Raman, Agra resident and member of Supreme Court's monitoring committee. Photo:
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2015 ,
Agra
,
Uttar pradesh
Acid Rain
,
Agra
,
Air Pollution
,
black carbon
,
CNG
,
CNG
,
CNG
,
Deforestation
,
Glass Industry
,
Glass Industry
,
Glass Industry
,
Industrial Pollution
,
Mathura Oil Refinery
,
Monuments
,
Monuments
,
Natural Gas
,
Natural Gas
,
Power Transmission
,
Relocation
,
River Pollution
,
Taj Mahal
,
Taj Trapezium Zone
,
Tourism
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
Vehicular Pollution
,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Yamuna
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG055245
Raman, Agra resident and member of Supreme Court's monitoring committee.
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2015 ,
Agra
,
Uttar pradesh
Acid Rain
,
Agra
,
Air Pollution
,
black carbon
,
CNG
,
CNG
,
CNG
,
Deforestation
,
Glass Industry
,
Glass Industry
,
Glass Industry
,
Industrial Pollution
,
Mathura Oil Refinery
,
Monuments
,
Monuments
,
Natural Gas
,
Natural Gas
,
Power Transmission
,
Relocation
,
River Pollution
,
Taj Mahal
,
Taj Trapezium Zone
,
Tourism
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
Vehicular Pollution
,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY
,
Waste Disposal
,
Waste Disposal
,
Yamuna
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
HR001106
MINING INSTALLATIONS IN THE ARAVALLI WHERE MINING IS BANNED BY A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
Sunita Narain
,
Oct, 2002 ,
Faridabad
,
Haryana
Haryana
,
Faridabad
,
Aravalli Range
,
Mining
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
HR001107
MINING INSTALLATIONS IN THE ARAVALLI WHERE MINING IS BANNED BY A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
Sunita Narain
,
Oct, 2002 ,
Faridabad
,
Haryana
Haryana
,
Faridabad
,
Aravalli Range
,
Mining
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
HR001108
MINING INSTALLATIONS IN THE ARAVALLI WHERE MINING IS BANNED BY A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
Sunita Narain
,
Oct, 2002 ,
Faridabad
,
Haryana
Haryana
,
Faridabad
,
Aravalli Range
,
Mining
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
HR001109
MINING INSTALLATIONS IN THE ARAVALLI WHERE MINING IS BANNED BY A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
Sunita Narain
,
Oct, 2002 ,
Faridabad
,
Haryana
Haryana
,
Faridabad
,
Aravalli Range
,
Mining
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG061275
Sundari Bai of Dharampuri has been allotted a plot on the floodplain of the Khooj river. The colony has no basic facilities, not even a school, and gets submerged almost every monsoon.
delete80401
,
May, 2017 ,
Barwani (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
Narmada Valley Project
,
Dams
,
Displacement
,
Rehabilitation
,
Compensation
,
Supreme Court
,
Barwani (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG061280
Resettlement colony for Karmal village. The offices built for government officials who would implement the rehabilitation work have been lying vacant
delete80401
,
May, 2017 ,
Barwani (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
Narmada Valley Project
,
Dams
,
Displacement
,
Rehabilitation
,
Compensation
,
Supreme Court
,
Barwani (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064059
The claim of Son Kuwar Sonwari (extreme right) was rejected by the sub divisional level committee. She is unaware she can appeal against it
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Supreme Court
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064063
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Ghabarwa village, Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Mining
,
Supreme Court
,
Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064064
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Ghabarwa village, Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Mining
,
Supreme Court
,
Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064066
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Ghabarwa village, Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Mining
,
Supreme Court
,
Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064070
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Ghabarwa village, Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Mining
,
Supreme Court
,
Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064077
70-year-old Adil Sai Armo looks at the forest land in Ghabarwa village in Chhattisgarh's Sarguja district that once belonged to people like him, but was taken away for mining
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Ghabarwa village, Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Mining
,
Supreme Court
,
Sarguja (D)
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064088
People collect sal leaves from the forests in Fatehpur village of Chhattisgarh. Forest dwellers derive 20 to 40 per cent of their annual income from minor forest produce
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Fatehpur Village
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Forest Resources
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Supreme Court
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064089
People collect sal leaves from the forests in Fatehpur village of Chhattisgarh. Forest dwellers derive 20 to 40 per cent of their annual income from minor forest produce
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Fatehpur Village
,
Chhattisgarh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Forest Resources
,
Minor Forest Produce
,
Supreme Court
,
Chhattisgarh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064103
Residents of Bajag village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh do not know why their claims for land title have been rejected
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Bajag village, Dindori (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Supreme Court
,
Dindori (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064104
Residents of Bajag village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh do not know why their claims for land title have been rejected
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Bajag village, Dindori (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Supreme Court
,
Dindori (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG064106
Residents of Bajag village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh do not know why their claims for land title have been rejected
Vikas Choudhary
,
March, 2019 ,
Bajag village, Dindori (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
Tribals
,
Forests
,
Forest Rights Act 2006
,
Land Ownership
,
Supreme Court
,
Dindori (D)
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG065005
The Supreme Court ruling on parking policy on September 2, 2019 declared that “footpaths are for pedestrians. The court criticised the encroaching of footpaths for gardening and installing cabins for security guards. This is one such lane in Greater Kailash-II where the footpath is just for the cabin crew.
Vikas Choudhary
,
September, 2019 ,
Greater Kailash 2
,
Delhi
Pedestrians
,
Parking Policy
,
Habitat And Urbanisation
,
Walking
,
Delhi
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064
DIG065010
The Supreme Court ruling on parking policy on September 2, 2019 declared that footpaths are for pedestrians. The court criticised the encroaching of footpaths for gardening and installing cabins for security guards. This is one such lane in Greater Kailash-II where the footpath is just for the cabin crew.
Vikas Choudhary
,
September, 2019 ,
Greater Kailash 2
,
Delhi
Pedestrians
,
Parking Policy
,
Habitat And Urbanisation
,
Walking
,
Delhi
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP064