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Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his door...

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Ratnagiri Refinery: State repression on a peaceful movement

In the last week of April, the situation in Rajapur tehsil, Maharahtra turned tense in the context of the RRPCL project ...

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Ratnagiri protests: Cost of development

https://www.cenfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Ratnagiri-Protests-Cost-of-Development-1.mp3 A battle is raging in the ...

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Ratnagiri Refinery Opposition: An unwavering courage to save Konkan

Local women collecting mussels From opposing the world’s largest nuclear power generating station to...

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March 21, 2024

Fouziya Tehzeeb

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his doorsteps. Around 25 km from the bustling city of Mangalore, Kuthethur is a lush green village with thick vegetation. On the way to William’s house the idyllic view gets blocked by the...

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October 27, 2023

Fouziya Tehzeeb

Ratnagiri Refinery: State repression on a peaceful movement

In the last week of April, the situation in Rajapur tehsil, Maharahtra turned tense in the context of the RRPCL project and people’s resistance to the project. Local activists were detained under false pretence. Women protestors blocked the roads. Police tear gassed and arrested the protestors oppos...

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March 11, 2026

Kavita Kabeer

Ratnagiri protests: Cost of development

https://www.cenfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Ratnagiri-Protests-Cost-of-Development-1.mp3 A battle is raging in the Konkan region of Maharashtra between the people and the government. So far, over a thousand people were arrested and many were booked for rioting, unlawful assembly and disobedienc...

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October 27, 2023

Fouziya Tehzeeb

Ratnagiri Refinery Opposition: An unwavering courage to save Konkan

Local women collecting mussels From opposing the world’s largest nuclear power generating station to the world’s largest single-location integrated refinery and petrochemical complex, the residents of areas along the Konkan coast have been fighting for their land and natura...

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Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

Ratnagiri Refinery: State repression on a peaceful movement

Ratnagiri protests: Cost of development

Ratnagiri Refinery Opposition: An unwavering courage to save Konkan

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

Ratnagiri Refinery: State repression on a peaceful movement

Ratnagiri protests: Cost of development

Ratnagiri Refinery Opposition: An unwavering courage to save Konkan