2014 – Children and their Rights in Mining Areas – A Community Resource Guide
2014 – Children and their Rights in Mining Areas – A Community Resource Guide
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Ravi Rebbapragada has been conferred the Godfrey Philip National Bravery Award under Social Act of Courage for 2012 from Ggodfrey Phillips India Ltd on 31st March 2012
The Hindu | Madhur Tankha | April 01, 2012
Ten bravehearts who demonstrated courage, compassion and alertness in thought and action have been honoured for their actions with the Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards 2012.
The Awards are conferred on people from different walks of life who have helped save lives and worked for the economic uplift of the downtrodden.The winners
Bicycle mechanic Mohammad Sharif from Faizabad earns a meagre Rs.5,000 per month. But he divides his time between his shop and the district hospital where he scrubs poor patients, feeds them and assists the nurse in administering medicine.
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2010: Contesting Women’s Rights Within the Political Economy of Mining in India
Contesting Women’s Rights Within the Political Economy of Mining in India – Read details
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2010: India’s Childhood in the “Pits” – A Report on the Impacts of Mining on Children in India
India’s Childhood in the “Pits” A Report on the Impacts of Mining on Children in India – Read report
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2010: National Consultation on Impacts of Mining on Women in India, 12th –13th February, 2010, Orissa
The National Consultation on Impacts of Mining on Women in India was organised on 12th and 13th February 2010, at Angul, Orissa. Dhaatri Resource Centre, Samata, and mines, minerals & PEOPLE (mm&P) had undertaken a national level study on the problems and impacts of women affected by different mining activities in the country, with case studies from five states in India – Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Rajasthan. The National Consultation was organised to share the findings of the study with the various campaigns and people’s struggles working on mining issues in India, particularly, the groups that were involved in the field case studies. Read reprot
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2010: Summary of discussions with Ministry of Mines, Government of India by RIMM
The Act (MMDR) should put as a pre-condition for sanction of any mining project, the following procedures and processes to be respected by mining companies. The
application for mining leases must provide for: Read report
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AP high court judgement on polavaram
Judgement on polavaram – Read judgement
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Water for the tribal people – Video
Status of Tribal Children in A.P
It is unfortunate that Andhra Pradesh (AP) that prides itself as a fast track state with huge technological advances and a galloping economy, has such poor indicators of growth to its credit when it comes to its children living in the hills. The imbalances in growth and opportunities between mainstream and tribal populations are becoming more starkly visible since the 1990’s. – Read report
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Water Declaration
We the citizens groups, representatives from political parties, peoples organisations and NGO’s concerned about the health of the people and the natural resources of the Eastern Ghats in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, have come together to pass our declaration on – Read report
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