On this Earth Day, as India endures record-breaking heatwaves and the unpredictable fury of extreme floods, we must confront the primary driver of our ecological collapse: unchecked corporate power and the exploitation of natural resources. The climate crisis is not an abstract “future threat”; it is a man-made catastrophe unfolding in the parched ridges of …
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The Bargi Dam, the first dam built on the Narmada River, displaced and affected 162 predominantly tribal villages in the districts of Mandla, Seoni, and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. One of these displaced villages, Chutka in Mandla district, has now been proposed as the site for a nuclear power project. The Chutka Nuclear Project received …
Soumya Dutta, soumyadutta.delhi@gmail.com New push for Nuclear Energy : In the recently presented Union Budget for 2025-26, the Indian government announced a “Nuclear Energy Mission for Vikshit Bharat”, with a significant budgetary support of Rs.20,000 crores for R&D to develop an ‘indigenous’ Small Modular Reactor and install at least five such SMRs by the year …
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Friends of the Earth, India Demands Full Disclosure, Accountability, and Immediate Measures to Protect the marine ecosystems and livelihoods of Fisherpeople Following Shipwreck and Chemical Spill in Kerala Coast. Friends of the Earth, India expresses deep concern over the recent shipwreck (Liberian cargo ship MSC ELSA 3) and the reported spillage of oil and hazardous …
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180 Civil Society Leaders & Concerned Citizens in a Joint Statement Raise Concern over the Disaster Management Amendment Bill. 22nd January, 2025 | New Delhi A joint statement signed by 180 civil society leaders and concerned citizens from 23 states has raised critical concerns over the recently proposed Disaster Management Amendment Bill. The bill not …
On Thursday, 19 October 2023, Friends of the Earth India curated a workshop at the Open Space in the 2nd Thematic Social Forum on Mining and Extractive Economy in Semarang. The workshop was organised as a Community exchange dialogue, titled 'Reclaiming the Nature; Reimagining the Future'. The main speakers in the workshop were: Alis Cherowa, …
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On 27th January 2022, an online press conference was held by Delhi Solidarity Group and Friends of the Earth India, to present the study analysis on the Environmental Impact Assessment procedures for JSW Utkal Steel's proposed project site at Dhinkia Odisha. The study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air titled "Health …
On 13 September, almost four months after the explosion and oil spill in the Indian town of Baghjan (Tinsukia district, Assam state), experts from the company in charge of the oil well (Oil India Limited) and international engineers managed to control the fire. Four days earlier, an engineer from the company had died on site. …
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On 6 November, while tens of thousands of activists braved the elements to demand climate action in Glasgow, amid the ongoing United Nations climate conference, it was the youth organisations of Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh that offered solidarity in both corners of India. Click here to read more.
ON Thursday, Friends of the Earth India, a network of social movements, trade unions, organisations, people’s collectives & other social environmental justice organisations, held a webinar with the objective of bringing together South Asian countries to express their solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka, and to share the perspectives from these countries on the ongoing …
