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Fresh anti-dam protests rock Arunchal’s Adi heartland, with state government offering five crores for consent to survey Siang
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Fresh anti-dam protests rock Arunachal’s Adi heartland, with state government offering five crores for consent to survey Siang river

Anupam Chakravartty
3 min read
As protests against the Siang Dam intensify, Arunachal government claims to have got consent from one among 27 villages to be impacted by project; village heads refute government’s claim
Paramilitary enters Siang villages to conduct surveys for India’s largest dam
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Paramilitary enters Siang Valley villages to conduct surveys for India’s largest dam

Anupam Chakravartty
4 min read
Amid local opposition against the proposed 12.5 GW dam to counter Chinese hydropower threats, paramilitary camps come up in remote Arunachal villages to conduct feasibility studies
Indigenous Peruvian activist Mariluz Canaquiri Murayari, who had advocated personhood for the Maranon river, wins Goldman Environmental Prize
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Indigenous Peruvian activist Mariluz Canaquiri Murayari, who had advocated personhood for the Maranon river, wins Goldman Environmental Prize

Rajat Ghai
2 min read
The Maranon in Peru now has rights alongside other globally recognised rivers like the Whanganui in New Zealand and the Atrato in Colombia
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