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Irrigation

Polavaram Project 

• 03.07.2007: Displaced people from Indra Sagar Dam revisit their merged 'homeland'

• 08.05.2007: Ponnala `misleading' people on Polavaram 

• 11.04.2007: Tribal Council for scrapping of Polavaram 

• 09.01.2007: Polavaram project may be delayed

• 03.01.2007: Rs 1,000 crores for Rajiv, Indira Sagar projects 

• 28.12.2006: Polavaram will hit 270 villages 

• 08.12.2006: Project oustees given cheques

• 26.11.2006: Tribals resolve to oppose Polavaram project

• 05.11.2006: Rehabilitation exercise going on at fast pace 

• 24.09.2006: Call for movement against Polavaram 

• 17.09.2006: Preparing to repeat a dammed history 

• 12.09.2006: Indira Sagar dam: NBA is disappointed 

• 12.09.2006: We’ll clear Polavaram hurdles in a month: YSR

• 17.08.2006: Floods alter Polavaram plan

• 10.08.2006: Polavaram delayed? 

• 08.08.2006: House stands united in opposing Polavaram

• 08.08.2006: 15,000 lie trapped in villages 

• 03.08.2006: Orissa not keen on Polavaram talks: Minister

• 03.08.2006: Chief Minister orders probe into Devadula project irregularities

• 03.08.2006: Chief Ministers to meet over Polavaram

• 31.07.2006: Central panel visits Bhadrachalam

• 30.07.2006: Polavaram will submerge Rajahmundry : Expert

• 27.07.2006: Polavaram: Ponnala allays fears about Bhadrachalam 

• 24.07.2006: ZPTCs against Polavaram

• 24.07.2006: Central panel to visit Polavaram sites

• 13.07.2006: CM takes dam issue to Centre

• 05.07.2006: Polavaram proves nemesis of Cong

• 01.07.2006: Orissa Govt protests Polavaram clearance

• 18.05.2006: Polavaram project works come to a grinding halt again

• 11.04.2006: Call to reduce Polavaram project height

• 10.04.2006: Tribals move apex court on Polavaram

• 24.03.2006: Polavaram: CPI(M) calls for bandh in tribal areas 

• 23.03.2006: Tension at Polavaram as police disallow rally 

• 16.03.2006: Review of Polavaram package sought

• 15.03.2006: Congress MLAs to elicit public opinion on Polavaram

• 14.03.2006: Polavaram: kisan sabha seeks revised relief package 

• 13.03.2006: Plea to build Polavaram project

• 10.03.2006: Displaced villagers of Polavaram will be rehabilitated: Collector 

• 07.03.2006: Tension as ryots obstruct Indira Sagar works

• 26.02.2006: Polavaram: alternative land for displaced tribals

• 16.02.2006: IVRCL Infra bags Rs 265-cr orders

• 15.02.2006: Tribals urge President to halt Polavaram project 

• 15.02.2006: Major parties give conditional support to Polavaram project

• 09.02.2006: CPI(M) plans Chalo Assembly on Polavaram

• 09.02.2006: Changes in design needed in Polavaram project: Baburao

• 06.02.2006: Polavaram: TDP for transparency

• 20.01.2006: CPM will fight against Polavaram

• 19.01.2006: Polavaram proposal for Wildlife Board 

• 11.01.2006: Govt. should safeguard tribals in Polavaram project: CPM

• 08.01.2006: YSR defends Polavaram, seeks Manmohan's help

• 07.01.2006: All-party meet on Polavaram project adjourned amid pandemonium

• 03.01.2006: CPM wants design change in Polaravam Project

• 01.01.2006: Polavaram possible without displacement

• 01.01.2006: Alternative plan for Polavaram suggested 

• 31.12.2005: Indirasagar lift irrigation scheme to benefit three districts 

• 30.12.2005: Relief package for oustees of Polavaram the best: YSR 

• 29.12.2005: Tribals try to win over `wounded' officials

• 19.18.2005: YSR keen on Polavaram project

• 18.12.2005: Dattatreya backs CPM's objections over Polavaram

• 17.12.2005: Stop Polavaram project, CPI(M) urges Centre

• 15.12.2005: Orissa objects to Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh

• 15.12.2005: State to go ahead with Polavaram, says Ponnala

• 13.12.2005: Court seeks details on Polavaram oustees

• 12.12.2005: Polavaram project should be opposed: Brinda

• 09.12.2005: CPI(M) sounds war cry against State's Polavaram project

• 07.12.2005: Godavari irrigation project gets nod

• 05.12.2005: Irrigation Minister promises fair deal to tribals facing displacement

• 25.11.2005: Virgin forests face submersion by Polavaram

• 22.11.2005: Massive anti-Polavaram rally by tribals in Khammam

• 18.11.2005: Officials terrorising tribal oustees of Indira Sagar

• 05.11.2005: Polavaram will deprive tribals of special status

• 05.11.2005: Polavaram project poses threat to wildlife

• 28.10.2005: Speedy' clearance for Polavaram baffles greens

• 28.10.2005: Ponnala refutes Patkar's charges on eco clearance for Polavaram

• 28.10.2005: M.S. Swaminathan favours construction of Polavaram

• 27.10.2005: Medha Patkar, tribals protest against Polavaram project

• 27.10.2005: YSR statement on clearance for Indirasagar incorrect: Patkar

• 27.10.2005: Call for change in Polavaram design

• 27.10.2005: Medha Patkar, tribals oppose Polavaram

• 26.10.2005: Polavaram project gets environmental clearance

• 19.10.2005: Court stays work on Polavaram

• 17.10.2005: Polavaram: tribals clear reserve forest for new settlements

• 14.10.2005: Polavaram: tribals detain officials

• 07.10.2005: Plea to defer environmental public hearing on Polavaram project

• 16.09.2005: Land for land to oustees demanded

• 07.06.2005: Tribals to launch stir against Polavaram  

• 28.05.2005: Harsud residents weighed down by displacement and loss of livelihood

• 26.05.2005: State clears plan for Indirasagar package

• 26.05.2005: Huge package for Polavaram project-displaced

• 19.05.2005: Polavaram project will spell doom for tribals: Human Rights Forum

Vamsadhara Project

• 05.07.2007: Rehabilitation work for displaced begins 

• 14.06.2007: YSR to inaugurate Vamsadhara canal 

• 05.12.2006: Ponnala blames Orissa for Vamsadhara row 

• 13.03.2006: Orissa, Andhra lock horns over Vansadhara river water

• 05.02.2006: Work on over Vamsadhara

• 04.02.2006: Minister for proper rehabilitation of Vamsadhara displaced

• 11.01.2006: Centre okays AP plan, Orissa sits pretty

• 20.12.2005: Rs. 100 cr. for houses to Vamsadhara oustees

• 18.12.2005: Vamsadhara hots up again

• 16.12.2005: Delayed compensation angers Vamsadhara project oustees

• 12.12.2005: Villagers block Bhoomi Pooja of Vamsadhara dam project

• 10.12.2005: Vamsadhara: compensation fears allayed

• 25.04.2005: Vamsadhara

Other Irrigation Projects

• 05.07.2007: Relief for Telugu Ganga displaced put on hold 

• 08.05.2007: Pothyreddypadu water for Jagan's Steel Plan 

• 08.05.2007: AP Govt okays two irrigation projects worth Rs 28,000 cr

• 03.01.2007: APCC chief holds meet on Pothireddypadu

• 29.12.2006: Devadula project benefits low: Das

• 21.12.2006: Pushkara project to be completed by June next 

• 19.12.2006: Tenders to be called for Dummugudem project

• 08.08.2006: Injustice At Indira Sagar Dam

• 02.08.2006: YSR to launch irrigation project 

• 04.07.2006: Century-old Thotapalli reservoir damaged

• 19.05.2006: State for ayacut under Pulichintala 

• 19.05.2006: Telugu Desam workers stage rail roko for Dummugudem project

• 12.04.2006: CPI lays siege to Collectorate

• 24.03.2006: Sripadasagar: Raghavulu asks State to listen to reason

• 23.03.2006: Bhupatipalem project gets Forest Ministry clearance

• 29.12.2055: Environment ministry clears Bhupatipalem Reservoir Project 

• 20.02.2006: Bhoopalapally power project gets environmental clearance

• 16.02.2006: Ponnala performs `bhoomi pooja' for phase-II of Devadula

• 15.02.2006: Handri-Neeva: environment aspect given a go-by at public hearing

• 08.02.2006: Fund crunch hits Velugonda

• 12.01.2006: Call to take up Velugonda project in entirety

• 11.01.2006: Dam across the Palar is not feasible: State officials

• 01.01.2006: YSR lays stone for lift projects 

• 01.01.2006: YSR dedicates first rubber dam to the nation

• 29.12.2005: 3 more projects included in first phase of Jalayagnam

• 27.12.2005: A.P. deputes engineers' team to Babli project 

• 13.03.2006: Sparks fly at DRC meeting over Pothireddypadu head-regulator 

• 16.02.2006: HC notice to Centre on Pothireddypadu

• 27.12.2005: CPI decries bid to create row on Pothireddypadu 

• 01.12.2005: Pothireddipadu: hike in capacity demanded

• 17.10.2005: Pothireddipadu: further capacity hike mooted

• 14.10.2005: CPI wants G.O. 170 on Pothireddypadu amended

• 14.11.2005: Light banter over Velugonda

• 31.12.2005: CPI hails initiative on Dummugudem

• 11.11.2005: CPI to intensify stir on Dummugudem

• 06.11.2005: CPI resents `delay' in Dummugudem

• 03.10.2005: Heated debate over Pulichintala

• 24.11.2005: Kolleru to be developed into a tourist spot

• 01.05.2005: STRONG FOUNDATION: Pushkaram lift-irrigation project work in progress at Purushottapatnam in East Godavari district.

• 29.04.2005: Pushkara

• 25.04.2005: Janjhavathi Reservoir Project

• 05.05.2005: Bhupatipalem

Other National Irrigation Projects and statements

• 09.06.2007: Andhra Pradesh will take Rs 1,044 crore from World B 

• ank for setting up irrigation project

• 28.08.2006: Large dams, no answer to water shortage 

• 09.08.2006: SC seeks details on Tehri dam oustees

• 06.08.2006: Narmada Valley projects will be completed on schedule

• 01.08.2006: Narmada rehabilitation: OSG report and after

• 24.07.2006: Narmada works to be ready by March 2009

• 14.07.2006: State seeks administrative control over 5 dams 

• 13.07.2006: Medha picks holes in Shunglu report

• 06.07.2006: Narmada oustees have more land now than they originally owned

• 04.07.2006: Deficiencies found in resettling Narmada families

• 18.05.2006: First phase of Tehri to be commissioned in June 

• 18.05.2006: Medha Patkar meets President

• 15.05.2006: Apex court adjourns hearing of PIL on Palar dam issue

• 13.04.2006: NGOs stage protest in support of NBA

• 13.04.2006: Govt agrees to review Narmada Dam height 

• 13.04.2006: Narmada dam issue: consensus unlikely

• 13.04.2006: Narmada project: the points at issue

• 13.04.2006: Tembhu irrigation project unviable: Report

• 12.04.2006: Narmada dam gets boost, faces opposition 

• 12.04.2006: Medha's condition worsens on 14th day

• 12.04.2006: Is the sluggishness of Bhagirathi due to Tehri hydel project?

• 11.04.2006: Ministers return from Narmada Valley, meet PM

• 11.04.2006: Narmada: team meets Manmohan

• 11.04.2006: Amte plea to PM on Narmada dam rehab

• 10.04.2006: Quiet flows the Narmada

• 10.04.2006: Medha squirms at Uma visit

• 09.04.2006: Medha seeks Manmohan's intervention

• 06.04.2006: Narmada power project launched despite protests

• 06.04.2006: Time to heed Medha's message 

• 06.04.2006: Issues raised by Patkar merit attention from the govt

• 06.04.2006: Hunger strike in support of Medha Patkar

• 06.04.2006: Medha Patkar held, taken to AIIMS

• 05.04.2006: UN body expresses solidarity with Medha 

• 05.04.2006: Citizens launch petition to Prime Minister on Narmada Valley issue

• 24.03.2006: Expedite rehabilitation of displaced families: NBA

• 20.03.2006: Medha meets Soz on Narmada dam height

• 11.03.2006: Centre puts on hold decision on Narmada dam 

• 09.03.2006: NBA press release over height of Narmada dam

• 07.03.2006: YSR sets deadline for Jalayagnam

• 03.03.2006: Chief Minister asked to stop Babli project in Maharashtra

• 03.03.2006: Dam gift for Nawarangpur and Kalahandi 

• 08.01.2006: Displaced development 

• 08.01.2006: What does the future hold for the Narmada Bachao Andolan? 

• 07.01.2006: AIKMS demands cancellation of the Ken Betwa river project

• 12.11.2005: Pawar to take up Tehri issue

• 09.11.2005: Tehri dam: SC notice to Centre

• 31.10.2005: Tehri dam clears another hurdle 

• 11.11.2005: Evict encroachers from Malampuzha dam site

• 23.12.2005: Excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Narmada river valley

• 19.12.2005: Dam oustees forced to accept cash, says Medha Patkar

• 17.12.2005: We have made a difference

• 01.12.2005: Cash, not land, on offer for the displaced

• 29.11.2005: Narmada: they have little to cheer about

Other Projects

• 09.06.2007: Legal challenge to dams in India 

• 27.08.2006: Maharashtra audit faults management of dams

• 27.08.2006: Chhattisgarh to develop irrigation network

• 16.08.2006: Irrigation projects planned in a big way: Dharmana

• 31.07.2006: Tehri Project: N D Tiwari boycotts inauguration

• 11.07.2006: Fishermen object to Vizag textile park 

• 11.07.2006: Rehab report vindicates our stand: Jaitley 

• 11.07.2006: Don't underestimate woes of oustees 

• 11.07.2006: Medha all set to come to Jharkhand

• 19.05.2006: 50 teams to visit SSP sites

• 18.05.2006: Tribal eviction should be last resort

• 18.05.2006: Visakha Beach plans mega tourism project  

• 18.05.2006: Chhattisgarh ultra mega power project put on hold 

• 12.04.2006: Gangavaram: Opposition rejects Government's offers 

• 11.04.2006: Government's handling of Gangavaram issue faulted

• 01.03.2006: Government justifies execution of projects under Jalayagnam 

• 01.03.2006: Major thrust to irrigation projects

• 20.02.2006: Projects cleared in violation of tribal rights, says Brinda Karat

• 26.02.2006: States built 47 dams without approval

• 24.01.2006: Chidambaram offers funds for A.P. irrigation projects 

• 23.01.2006: Finance Minister asks AP to send team to Delhi 

• 04.01.2006: Land Acquisition officials come under fire at review meet

• 04.01.2006: Higher compensation sought for land acquired for irrigation projects

• 30.12.2005: AP to prepare draft water policy

• 21.12.2005: AP Govt to have Irrigation Policy soon: YSR

• 21.12.2005: Two irrigation projects on Godavari river planned

• 21.12.2005: Requires a proper environmental assessment before being cleared for major projects

• 20.12.2005: Prime Ministers and big dams

• 20.12.2005: Taming the Krishna

• 19.12.2005: AP govt mulls Rs 5,200cr action plan for minor irrigation sector

• 19.12.2005: Irrigation plans above Rs 5 cr need finance ministry nod

• 21.11.2005: No forcible acquisition of land for irrigation projects

• 18.11.2005: Special Collector to look into land acquisition 

• 09.11.2005: Leaders evince interest in State's irrigation mission

• 27.10.2005: Irrigation projects: AP CM for faster State-level forest clearances

• 26.10.2005: Orissa demands free power from Mahanadi Coalfields' project

• 19.10.2005: Bahuguna opposes interlinking of rivers

• 07.10.2005: Rs. 5.24-crore ADB aid for water project

• 20.05.2005: Irrigation projects not conforming to international norms: experts

• 17.05.2005: Rehab policy has no comfort to offer

• 02.05.2005: Ponnala makes foray into forest

• 17.11.2005: AP plea to Centre on Nagarjunasagar works

• 28.03.2005: Revelry amid sunken hopes

Displacement

• 30.10.2007: India sets up panel on land reforms after huge protest

• 22.10.2007: Displaced tribals rue govt projects 

• 04.07.2007: Centre's R&R policy may be delayed

• 15.05.2007: Jharkhand may offer equity to displaced

• 01.05.2007: Amend R&R Act, says CPI

• 11.04.2007: Rehab policy DRAFT ready 

• 22.03.2007: Jharkhand R&R policy by April 1st week 

• 20.02.2007: RIL unveils SEZ rehab package

• 14.02.2007: Adivasis and farmers fight for their lands

• 09.01.2007: Govt mulls rehab policy for SEZ oustees

• 28.12.2006: Land acquisition on track 

• 27.12.2006: Tribals fear displacement 

• 23.12.2006: Govt paper to clear Singur land issue

• 23.12.2006: Displaced want GO implemented 

• 21.12.2006: People displaced by projects stage dharna 

• 03.11.2006: Revamped rehab body to meet soon

• 07.10.2006: FBV picks holes in land transfer policy

• 28.09.2006: Land oustees to be adequately compensated 

• 10.09.2006: Faces odds of eviction

• 26.08.2006: Kohima workshop on internal displacement ends

• 25.08.2006: HC reserves order on petition against ISP dam

• 18.08.2006: Displaced families facing tragedy: Medha

• 02.06.2006: Tripura tribals facing eviction

• 18.05.2006: New R&R policy for Dhamra Port displaced

Environment

• 08.11.2007: Farmers prefer non-Bt cotton

• 01.11.2007: National seminar on Eastern Ghats 

• 09.06.2007: Create awareness about environment protection

• 08.06.2007: Climate change challenges

• 17.04.2007: Women and environment

• 11.04.2007: Environmental group wants plan to axe trees stalled

• 11.04.2007: Environmental sustainability a big challenge

• 23.12.2006: Engaging with global warming 

• 08.12.2006: Pollution cloud over rice harvest

• 01.12.2006: Scientists set out to prove greenhouse gases can be locked away

• 29.10.2006: Cos warned against hoarding carbon credit 

• 28.11.2006: Speaking Out on Climate Change: An Interview with Chief Scientist Bob Watson

• 28.11.2006: A Marshall Plan for greenhouse gases

• 26.11.2006: India may run out of water by 2020: World Bank

• 26.11.2006: New fast-track courts being created to settle environment row cases

• 25.11.2006: Pollution: CII team collects river water samples at all intake points 

• 06.11.2006: For long, tribals have been denied their rights: Bhuria 

• 03.11.2006: An agenda for environmental responsibility

• 24.09.2006: National environmental awareness campaign planned

• 10.09.2006: EU urges Asia on labour rights, climate change 

• 30.08.2006: Greens allege dilution of key notifications on environment

• 27.08.2006: U.S. seeks tariff cut on environmental goods, services

• 01.08.2006: National Environment Policy 2006

Tribal Issues

• 13.09.2007: Presumed guilty: India's denotified tribes

• 25.10.2007: Poor but defiant, thousands march on Delhi in fight for land rights

• 22.10.2007: Special Economic Zones: Profits At Any Cost

• 22.10.2007: 25,000 Dalits, tribals march to Delhi for dignity 

• 04.07.2007: Tribals suffer in silence 

• 08.06.2007: Tribals happy over UNICEF project 

• 28.05.2007: Tribals seek freedom from tenancy act

• 08.05.2007: Tribals to demonstrate 

• 07.05.2007: State urged to give land to tribals 

• 11.04.2007: Tribal girl making waves at film festivals

• 11.04.2007: String of measures for welfare of tribals 

• 20.02.2007: Indian panel challenges state over tribal recognition

• 20.02.2007: Development of tribal areas in accord with GO 76

• 08.01.2007: Living with forests: Debate rages over Tribal Bill

• 29.12.2006: AIDS control programme to be expanded to tribals 

• 28.12.2006: Healthy endeavour in the agency area 

• 27.12.2006: Tribal woman scripts success story

• 26.12.2006: Punnami workers to go on strike 

• 22.12.2006: Struggles for tribal rights have to continue

• 18.12.2006: Protecting forests and people's rights 

• 16.12.2006: Tribal Rights Bill passed in Lok Sabha 

• 15.12.2006: NHRC notices to State on tribals' health 

• 11.12.2006: Rural job scheme brings relief to tribal hamlet

• 08.12.2006: Green light for Tribal Bill changes, will be in House this session

• 07.12.2006: Water schemes let down tribals

• 06.12.2006: Jharkhand: Debate on adivasi land rages 

• 05.12.2006: Recruitment for tribal battalion begins 

• 31.10.2006: 14th Annual Tribal Conference

• 06.10.2006: Tribal resentment brewing

• 30.09.2006: Land row in agency village takes turn 

• 15.09.2006: He came, he saw, left singing praises of State's tribal policy 

• 02.09.2006: What became of justice for tribal clash victims?

• 02.09.2006: Tribal Rights Bill: Brinda Karat writes to Manmohan

• 29.08.2006: Remote Majikunduli all set to hog attention 

• 28.08.2006: Road to nowhere

• 01.08.2006: Revised Tribal Bill likely to be passed

• 31.07.2006: Draft National Tribal Policy: A new approach 

• 27.07.2006: Government asked not to evict tribal people from forests

• 17.04.2006: An experience of a lifetime for tribal youth

Forest

• 08.11.2007: Forest lands occupied by tribals to be regularised 

• 06.11.2007: Tigers and tribals 

• 04.07.2007: Tribals oppose leasing of forest land

• 09.06.2007: Meaning of 'forest' set to change in India 

• 19.02.2007: Forest dwellers' Act not anti-tribal

• 30.12.2006: Forest rights as the blight of nature 

• 23.12.2006: Violations of Forest Conservation Act provisions "very low" 

• 19.12.2006: Rajya Sabha passes forest bill by voice vote 

• 10.12.2006: Comprehensive bill to cover STs, forest dwellers 

• 27.11.2006: Helping tribals land jobs to preserve forests

• 23.11.2006: Forest ministry silent on the flip side 

• 16.11.2006: Forest Tribal Rights Bill gets GoM nod 

• 30.09.2006: Forest Department in control of land

• 10.09.2006: It needn't be tigers vs tribals 

• 29.08.2006: Forest department to acquire patta lands in Mudumalai

• 27.07.2006: Government asked not to evict tribal people from forests

• 12.04.2006: Tribal initiative to save forest

• 13.04.2006: Forest department officials told to speed up land allocation

Education

• 09.06.2007: Equality in education 

• 31.12.2005: Female literacy rises among Kondh tribe

Children

• 14.06.2007: Minister calls for interface on child labour

• 29.05.2007: Fiscal help sought for families to eradicate child labour

• 17.04.2007: Child abuse has many faces in Mumbai, but few ask for help

• 11.01.2007: Programmes And Policy Measures For Child Welfare

• 28.12.2006: NGO aims at eliminating child labour in Badamba by 2007

• 29.11.2006: Watch Tower: India's child labour

• 28.11.2006: Govt considering integrated scheme for children 

• 27.10.2006: Can new law check child labour?

• 10.10.2006: For some children there is no escape from labour

• 01.09.2006: Imperfect sympathy

• 01.09.2006: UN: Child workers decreasing in Asia

• 28.08.2006: Starving childhoods

• 28.08.2006: Child marriages persist in rural India 

• 22.05.2006: A child at work, not play

Disasters

• 08.08.2006: Three lakh people marooned in AP

Human Rights

• 01.05.2007: NHRC wants more SHRCS

• 17.04.2007: Human rights activist to speak on child labor

• 21.12.2006: Human rights and gender justice in India

• 07.12.2006: Human dignity quintessence of human rights

• 07.12.2006: Set up human rights panel, State told 

• 28.09.2006: Hearing on fever deaths 

• 01.09.2006: 12 Indian states do not have human rights commissions 

• 10.08.2006: Recognition of the Human Rights of the World's Indigenous Peoples is Long Overdue

Mining Issues

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Industrial Projects

• 04.11.2007: Mangalore: SEZ is vital for the survival of economy, says official

• 03.11.2007: Anti-SEZ activists 'accuse' GIDC of usurping powers

• 23.10.2007: Govt upset over European NGOs' reports about Indian industry

• 22.10.2007: