Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Several await houses, compensation
DTE travelled to West Godavari district and East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the extent of displacement prompted by Polavaram …
Happy birthday PM Modi; here are some messages from those affected by Sardar Sarovar
Filling the reservoir up to the brim may be good photo-op, but a dangerous one. Here’s why
Two die during an eviction drive in Kaziranga National Park
Without making any arrangements to accommodate the displaced, police fire tear gas on people resisting eviction
About 65 million people were living in forced displacement at the end of 2015
A new report by World Bank assesses the global refugee crisis and examines solutions. Quick facts from the report
Barrages spur protests
Odisha wants to dam surplus water downstream of Hirakud dam. But where’s the surplus?
Under threat
A proposed dam is set to change the landscape in the Pindar ghati--host to the last free flowing tributary of the Alaknanda. Bharat Lal Seth …
Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they’re not recognised as refugees — they should be
People displaced by adverse weather developments should be given more than temporary protection
Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022
In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement
New Joshimath: Activist demands town on the lines of ‘New Tehri’. But where will it come up?
Land subsidence is a ‘silent disaster’ that has taken hold of the Uttarakhand Himalayas; around 500 villages in the state are already …
Forced migration: Lack of global political will poses challenge for proper response, says report
By the end of 2020, 86 per cent people displaced across borders lived in countries with developing economies.
Gujarat police crack down on Narmada Bachao Andolan rally; Medha Patkar detained
Rally was a protest against government for not carrying out rehabilitation work for people affected by Sardar Sarovar Dam
Famine creeps in on Africa while the world’s media looks elsewhere
The western media's focus on events at home like the US elections and the UK Brexit referendum has come at the expense of reporting on the famine …
Jharkhand Assembly elections: parties ignore deforestation, displacement and pollution
Corruption and political stability on political parties’ agenda; 55 candidates have criminal charges pending against them
Life after coalgate
As the apex court cancels 214 illegal coal blocks, people fighting against mining rejoice. But they are uncertain about the land already taken, …
Andhra government should immediately compensate tribals displaced by Polavaram project
Scientific assessment of ecosystem services should be carried out for quantifying the compensation
Work with nature, not against it in Anthropocene: Human Development Report
New social norms, improved incentives could usher in a new era for humanity, without human-generated pressures on Earth
FAC gives final clearance to North Koel dam project in Jharkhand
The project will impact 15 villages in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, and the people have been protesting against the project
NCST notes irregularities in employment of tribals displaced by Rourkela Steel Plant
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes directed officials to report back on actions taken on the issue within a month
At death's door
Around three million people are estimated to be severely food-insecure in north-eastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. The writer looks at the …
Lake Chad Basin: 1.4 million children displaced; many suffer from malnutrition
About 67,000 children under five are likely to die in Nigeria’s Borno and Yobe states in September
Battle zone: Humans vs elephants
Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop -- no longer standing -- and the heavy tread gouged in the mud. This is …
Polavaram project: Public hearings remain distant dream as Centre, states play blame game
On December 3, the Centre backtracked on its submission to appoint an independent agency to hold public hearings in Odisha and Chhatisgarh
Town today, gone tomorrow
Morwa town, built to serve mining companies, faces the ugly truth of its own displacement
Victims of rehabilitation
To swindle money from the Narmada dam rehabilitation scheme, lands of thousands of tribal families have been given to the dam-displaced people …
Displaced for nothing
First Asiatic lion, then cheetah: officials struggle to decide which animal to introduce, and when, in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary. But they evict …
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