1,620.361 ha of discontent
Special economic zones and sit-ins. Mega-projects and marches. Public-private partnerships and pitched battles. Precociously, because they are …
'Will fight POSCO till last breath'
Kin of anti-POSCO leader killed in bomb explosion in Gobindapur village resolves to fight on
Violence at POSCO site
Clashes erupt as government resumes construction of coastal road at Jagatsinghpur in Odisha
Bomb kills 4 protesters at POSCO steel project site
Crude bomb was allegedly hurled by hired local goons at a group gathered in the backyard of a house to discuss land acquisition
POSCO: take land but give life
Land bill gets diluted on way to Parliament
Bill provisions now favour government and industry, not farmers, say activists
Heavy metal
Police clears way for POSCO
Batons and bullets chase agitators blocking access to steel plant site
Three reasons why company v community conflicts take place across continents
Shortcomings in regulatory norms and failure to engage with local communities have disrupted commercial projects in many countries
POSCO makes villages vulnerable to cyclone
Forests that shielded seaside villages from earlier super cyclone have been chopped down for proposed steel plant
In photos: Steely women lead the fight against Dhinkia steel project
The fresh land acquisition drive launched by the administration in Odisha's Dhinkia for the proposed integrated project of Jindal Steel Works Ltd …
POSCO gets green signal
Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO
CAG blows lid off land grab in Odisha
Central audit report shows how state acquired land forcibly for Posco, Vedanta and other industries
Spring of discontent
Mining in Odisha’s Khandadhar hills will dry out perennial water bodies
Land acquisition for Posco begins
Package POSCO
The Odisha government is trying to acquire land on a shoddily drawn compensation package
Pre-dawn police crackdown on village at POSCO site
Move marks restart of land acquisition for steel plant; police say they were only protecting farmers who wanted to give land
Odisha diaries: the struggle for community control over land, forests and natural resources
No matter how much compensation is promised, companies will need ‘a social licence’ to conduct business on the land of the people
Dhinkia steel plant: Villagers block entry points with bamboo structures to oppose JSW project
The resistance came after police officials entered Dhinkia to arrest “anti-industry” villagers December 4
DTE Ground Report: After Posco, women of Odisha’s Dhinkia village take on Jindal Steel
Women of villages affected by JSW’s steel project in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district are unequivocal in their opposition
How effective are environmental PILs
Judiciary's pro-development tilt is making activists seek recourse at the societal level
POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order
India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going
Anti-POSCO leader loses in Odisha election
Does that mean people in the region are pro-industrialisation as claimed by victorious Biju Janata Dal candidate?
Forest conservation & consent: How Gram Sabhas halted risky projects in the past
The new rules for the the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) gazetted June 28, have repealed and replaced the earlier 2003 Forest Conservation Rules …
A tale of 2 villages: How Dhinkia & Nuagaon have fared different between 2 steel projects
As the Odisha government speeds up acquiring land near Paradip for Jindal Steel, DTE visits two villages that had chosen different paths 20 …