The Bhopal legacy: reworking corporate liability
Days after President Barack Obama lashed out at British Petroleum (BP) saying he would not let them ‘nickel and dime’ his people in the oil spill case, a sessions court in Bhopal did precisely that...
View ArticleIndia signs nuclear convention
By: Savvy Soumya MisraIntended as gift to ObamaIndia signed the international convention on compensating nuclear accident victims on October 27. The convention, to a large extent, shields suppliers of...
View ArticleVillages protest forest acquisition
By: Ruhi KandhariNo compensation from steel major Jindal, allege Odisha peopleread more
View ArticleSharing the wealth of minerals: Policies and practices across the world
Note by the Centre for Science and Environment, based on extensive research published in its book, Rich Lands, Poor People: is ‘sustainable mining possible?August 2010read more
View ArticlePOSCO: take land but give life
The sight on television was heartbreaking: children lying in rows in the searing sun to be human shields against the takeover of their land for Korean giant POSCO’s mega bucks project. Facing them were...
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Contest for pesticide
A bill to be tabled in Parliament is set to re-ignite an old tussle between the Centre and states. The Pesticides Management Bill of 2008, which will be heard in the Monsoon Session, aims to replace...
View ArticleLand is more than just that
My article last fortnight about people’s fight against POSCO has brought me interesting responses. They call for clarifications and further discussion. The question is about the value of current...
View ArticleWhen battered people took on the pesticide industry
Today, I want to tell you a true story of extraordinary courage. The past week, I was in Kasaragod, a district in Kerala, splendid in beauty and with abundant natural resources, but destroyed by the...
View ArticleGanga saga part II: redesign dams, not rivers
Engineers require re-training, not the Ganga. This is where I had left our conversation last fortnight. Why did I say this? The inter-ministerial committee I participated in as a member was discussing...
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Press Note: Bellary case file
Will it help sound mining or mining companies?Front Page Teaser: Will it help sound mining or mining companies?For the entire Down to Earth story please Click here Related Articles: Bellary to bleed...
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