Vedanta row puts environment in India
2010-08-28 20:04:29
In a landmark decision on Tuesday, the environment ministry
blocked Vedanta's mining project in Orissa because the forest-hills it
would have destroyed are intertwined with the lives and livelihoods of local
primitive tribes.
It was a stunning victory for a four-year-long global
campaign for the Dongria Kondh tribe against a giant mining firm that has been
pitchforked into India's debate over environmental laws………………………………………………
Eco sensitive: Jairam has come at the right time for
Congress
Nitin Sethi, TNN, Aug 28, 2010, 10.43am IST
People are sipping tea and munching delicious little
biscuits just before a talk on wildlife conservation begins in a not so-swank
seminar hall in Delhi
"So, is Jairam really that good, eh? What do you say? Don't you think he has made a difference?" It's more a statement, but the person - a conservationist used to the power corridors ofDelhi
"It's really not just him. Sonia Gandhi is backing these ideas. He alone couldn't have taken on these big guns. The party has to back him. Do you think Manmohan is with him or against him?" "But you need a solid person there to get it done, you know. He has made enemies out of so many of his colleagues."………………
"So, is Jairam really that good, eh? What do you say? Don't you think he has made a difference?" It's more a statement, but the person - a conservationist used to the power corridors of
"It's really not just him. Sonia Gandhi is backing these ideas. He alone couldn't have taken on these big guns. The party has to back him. Do you think Manmohan is with him or against him?" "But you need a solid person there to get it done, you know. He has made enemies out of so many of his colleagues."………………
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