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Land Acquisition
Union Budget 2014-15 sets aside Rs. 2037 crore for Ganga's revival
Posted on 15 Jul, 2014 07:51 AMRs. 2,037 crore allocated for Ganga's revival in Union Budget 2014-15
![Ganga river in Gadmukteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_0.jpg?itok=BzcxKS0m)
Compensate affected farmers: HC to Narmada Authority
Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 09:07 AMHigh Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work
![State of an irrigation canal at Khargone district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9713919205_c25c00559b_z.jpg?itok=jlifJWn-)
Doomed by displacement
Posted on 11 Jun, 2014 09:07 PMThe Hirakud Dam project is the oldest of its kind in India. The dam was built across the Mahanadi river about 15 kms upstream of Sambalpur in the state of Odisha. It is the first major multipurpose river valley project in post-independent India and also one of its longest.
![Hirakud, India's oldest dam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hirakud_0.jpg?itok=4VlnAUHj)
Open Happiness' or open a can of worms?
Posted on 16 May, 2014 08:11 PM1999 was an interesting real estate year for Mehdiganj village in Uttar Pradesh. Someone began buying up land adjoining a soft drink factory owned by the Parle Company. They also began buying land from the farmers except the farmers had no idea as to whom they were selling the land to. As the boundary wall rose up, problems arose too.
![Nandlal Master - fighting Coca Cola since 2002](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nandlal.png?itok=bV2yB4EQ)
Tribals of Tawa reservoir left leader-less
Posted on 07 May, 2014 11:19 AMTawa reservoir in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, irrigates several thousand hectares of land. It is here that Sunil Gupta, popularly known as Sunil Bhai, rose to prominence in 1995 when he led the struggle of the tribals displaced by the reservoir.
![Sunil Bhai; Source: Samarendra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sunil_bhai.jpg?itok=P6TaJz_w)
Fatehabad - Another Fukushima?
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:14 PMNational Highway 10 passes through Badophal, a village in Fatehabad district of Haryana. The highway is lined by a tiny market and a point where several jeeps start and terminate. These jeeps are headed to Gorakhpur village, some 15 kms away via Kajal Heri, another village en route.
![Gorakhpur nuclear power plant site](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/board.jpg?itok=LKIeQso9)
MoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats
Posted on 09 Mar, 2014 05:17 PMMoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats
![A view of Western Ghats (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/grasslands_and_forests_in_western_ghats.jpg?itok=36e44FZp)
Identity theft in Northeast India
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 12:26 PMIf you try to map where indigenous people live and where abundant biodiversity exists, you will notice a big overlap. It might seem like coincidence, but it isn't. Indigenous people have long shared and declared a strong connection to their traditional landscapes. They have had methods to protect, preserve and live harmoniously with nature.
![Indigenous communities remain marginalised](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indigenous_communtites_share_a_close_bond_with_land.jpg?itok=kJHXE6O0)
Big steel firms illegally mined Rs. 45,000 Cr worth
Posted on 14 Jan, 2014 06:40 PMCorporates like Tata Steel, Essel Mining violate green laws in Odisha
![Illegal Ironore mining in Odisha (Indialatest.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/iron.jpeg?itok=hDuUZdUm)
Free water for the Capital
Posted on 08 Jan, 2014 12:04 PMTwo days into power, AAP announced free water
![Free water but for how long? (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aap.jpg?itok=ffvPL_Bw)