Trouble in Tehri

A sudden eviction notice to the people of Tehri town, warning of an imminent flooding, has incensed the public

As condescending as ever

The government's draft tribal policy is insensitive to most matters concerning tribals

Lives evicted

Never equal

What does development-engineered displacement mean for the other half?

Out of mind and sight

'The temples of modern India', its mega dams, have thrown the lives of many out of gear

BRAZIL

False promises

Book notice: In too deep

Women, Mining and Displacement: Report of a Pilot Study Conducted in Jharkhand

Developing distress

The birth-pangs of development have been faced so far by the downtrodden, but things need to change soon

Sounding warning bells

Another crisis

The other side of conservation

Somalia

The kitty party

Five-star exploitation

Wither civil society?

Many have become even more marginalised after 25 years of Left Front rule in Bengal

Righting wrongs

Damned forever

Participants at the first international conference of dam-affected people in Brazil vow to intensify their fight against large dams

Building against odds

Despite a host of reasons against its constuction, Pakistan decides to go ahead with building the Diamer dam

Nowhere to go

The new land Bill will make it easier to displace the poor in the name of development, say experts

"The state cannot deprive people"

WALTER FERNANDES, who has worked extensively for tribes and on tribal issues, talks to SURYA SEN

Fight for survival: MP's Chutka village holds out against proposed nuclear power project

Dadu Lal Kundapa has galvanised 54 tribal villages to say no forced evictions for the second time in four decades

7 million internally displaced people live in Central Africa – they need more support

Displaced people are forced to live in crowded and unsanitary camps

Dam dilemma

Malaysia