“Land acquisition procedure for the first bullet train project (Mumbai-Ahmedabad) will be over by December this year. We are taking more time because we engage land owners and hold dialogue for acquisition. We want to take them into confidence,” he said. Read more
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The Adivasi women of Jharkhand negotiate with power structures within the family system and society, and are further entrapped in gender hegemonies that are part of larger shifts in the political economy. Their lived experiences in the urban and rural landscape of Ranchi, a Schedule V district under the Constitution, and an analysis of the enforcement of legal machinery in removing or tightening the existing disparities provide crucial insights into the sociolegal realities of the lives of Adivasi women, thereby mapping their everyday experiences of violence and the means available to address their issues. Read more
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“In the court’s hearing, we had confessed that during our ground inspection few months back, we had found that illegal mining was being done in 115 hectares of area in Aravalis. We immediately put a stop to it and after SC’s orders, we again sent out team on field to find out if any illegal mining was being done in that area. No such activity was happening, but we have sent all the proof in an affidavit today.” Read more
Courtesy: The Times of India
What is silicosis?
Accelerated silicosis is an aggressive and incurable form of lung disease which traditionally affects construction workers, farmers, miners and engineers.
It is caused by breathing in unsafe levels of silica dust, which can scar your lungs and cause them to stiffen. Read more
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The Odisha government has utilised 15 per cent of the total fund collected under district mineral foundation (DMF), a trust set up to work for the development of the people and areas affected by mining operations. Read more
Courtesy: Odisha Post
