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Do We Now Have Something to Rely On?

It is educative and encouraging to see that this agitation and its participants – young and restless – have not only bee...

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सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्सा...

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The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extra...

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AI Impact Summit: PR, Protests and the truth

Days after the India AI Impact Summit 2026 wrapped up in New Delhi, news and digital media are flooded with news ab...

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Affected people strongly oppose illegal land leveling by Adani company

Illegal land leveling work was started by Adani Company in the Adani Anuppur Thermal Power Plant area in Kotma, Anuppur ...

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Banking Sector under severe stress. Strike by all employees on March 24 & 25. Why?

Image Credits: United Forum of Bank Unions | Twitter The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has started an agitation pr...

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Random Reflections- Future of Wage Revision and Trade Unions in Banking Sector – End of the Road?

After more than 3 years of negotiations, strikes and agitations, wage revision for bank employees has been signed on 11...

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September 16, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya

Do We Now Have Something to Rely On?

It is educative and encouraging to see that this agitation and its participants – young and restless – have not only been able to dispel the veil of fear in publicly speaking up against the might of this regime, but have also been willing to question the leadership of the present movement too. Ill...

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September 16, 2026

Deepmala Patel

सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्साइट निकालने के लिए 50 साल की माइनिंग लीज़ (खनन पट्टा) दी। ये दोनों ज़िले संविधान की पाँचवीं अनुसूची के अंतर्गत आते हैं और इन्हें ‘अनुसूचित क्षेत्र’ घोषित किया गया है। इन...

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September 16, 2026

Deepmala Patel

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts fall under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and are designated as Sched...

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September 16, 2026

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AI Impact Summit: PR, Protests and the truth

Days after the India AI Impact Summit 2026 wrapped up in New Delhi, news and digital media are flooded with news about the controversy studded event. While a lot of state backed media have done their usual, uncritical praise for the Government, even they haven’t been able to cover up the many f...

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June 3, 2025

Deepmala Patel

Affected people strongly oppose illegal land leveling by Adani company

Illegal land leveling work was started by Adani Company in the Adani Anuppur Thermal Power Plant area in Kotma, Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. The affected people are strongly opposing this. Welspun Company had acquired about 360 hectares (including 218.53 hectares of agricultural land) from 24...

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February 17, 2025

Thomas Franco

Banking Sector under severe stress. Strike by all employees on March 24 & 25. Why?

Image Credits: United Forum of Bank Unions | Twitter The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has started an agitation programme with a massive demonstration across the country on 14 February 2025 (Photos). The strike will paralyze the entire banking system for four days, as the preceding two days ar...

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November 18, 2020

Thomas Franco

Random Reflections- Future of Wage Revision and Trade Unions in Banking Sector – End of the Road?

After more than 3 years of negotiations, strikes and agitations, wage revision for bank employees has been signed on 11.11.2020. For the award staff it is called Bipartite Settlement as they are covered under the Industrial Disputes Act and for officers it is called a Joint Note based on their barg...

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Do We Now Have Something to Rely On?

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

AI Impact Summit: PR, Protests and the truth

Affected people strongly oppose illegal land leveling by Adani company

Banking Sector under severe stress. Strike by all employees on March 24 & 25. Why?

Random Reflections- Future of Wage Revision and Trade Unions in Banking Sector – End of the Road?

Do We Now Have Something to Rely On?

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

AI Impact Summit: PR, Protests and the truth

Affected people strongly oppose illegal land leveling by Adani company

Banking Sector under severe stress. Strike by all employees on March 24 & 25. Why?

Random Reflections- Future of Wage Revision and Trade Unions in Banking Sector – End of the Road?