Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific and our allies at Delhi Solidarity Group express our shock and deep concerns regarding the adverse and irreparable environmental and social impacts of the fire and oil spill at Baghjan Tinsukia District of Assam. On May 27th, 2020, a major uncontrolled release of natural gas and associated oil was reported at …
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On May 7th 2020, a deadly gas leak occurred at a LG Corp Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. The incident, reminiscent of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, has reportedly affected over 1000 people, killed at least twelve and has allegedly damaged the environment. The courageous intervention of local youth, police and members of the National Disaster Response Force, protected the lives of …
Friends of the Earth International recently expressed deep concern at the growing humanitarian crisis in the Narmada valley of central India, where thousands of families were threatened by eviction without rehabilitation by the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. Sardar Sarovar is the world’s second-largest concrete dam, completed in 2017. Initially financed by the World Bank, it has been …
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Since August 2020, hundreds of farmers’ organisations across India have been protesting against three new farm laws enacted by the central government. They argue that the new laws will together bypass state-regulated agricultural markets, remove limits on stockpiling of agricultural commodities, and deregulate minimum support prices. This will open India’s agriculture sector to corporate control, destroy the …
Friends of the Earth India extends its solidarity to the fishers of Trivandrum, Kerala, who are demanding immediate end to the construction of the Adani Vizhinjam International Seaport. The project is an ‘international transhipment deep water multipurpose seaport’ that is being developed by Adani Ports as a public-private partnership with the Government of Kerala. The construction of the Vizhinjam Adani Seaport …
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Friends of the Earth India stands in solidarity with the people of Plachimada in Kerala, India, who have been waiting for years for the compensation to the losses they have suffered due to Coca Cola Company’s plant in the region, and raises serious objection on Coca Cola’s sponsorship to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, CoP27 at Sharm …
Friends of the Earth India extends its solidarity with the people of Barsu Solgaon, Ratnagiri and condemns the suppression of the protestors of anti refinery movement. The local population under the banner of 'Barsu Solgaon Panchkroshi Refinery Virodhi Sanghathan' along with environmentalists across the Konkan region and Maharashtra have been opposing the setting up of Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (RRPCL). …
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