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Seat of Ancient Buddhism Threatened by Fifteen Proposed Dams

The following is a guest blog written by Urmi Bhattacharjee, an environment and wildlife journalist from northeast India. A protest...
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Make Your Voice Count on Human Rights Day

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on December 10, 1948, and now commemorated each year on Human Rights Day,...
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India’s Dammed Rivers Suffer Fisheries Collapse

From December 2012 World Rivers Review Fishing Groups Take Steps to Fight Back It may surprise many that India is...
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Stand With River Protectors in India

The Teesta River in the state of Sikkim, India, has become a contested battleground between the government and local indigenous...
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Support Rights of Manipur Communities Threatened with Forced Relocation

Update: On Friday November 2nd, the villagers of Chadong held a rally, despite government enforced curfews, to protest against the...
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Support Rights of Manipur Communities Threatened with Forced Relocation

The Government of Manipur is threatening to forcefully evict and relocate the villagers of Chadong and Lamlai Khullen, in the...
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Carbon Credit Fraud: How Big Firms Faked Green to Mint Gold

The controversial Jorethang Loop Hydroelectric Project on the Rangeet River in Sikkim, Indiahttp://www.renewbl.com Originally published in Daily New & Analysis...
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The Teesta River: A Photo Journey

The Teesta River flows through the length of Sikkim, India and is considered to be the lifeline of the state....
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A Journey to Dzongu

Samir (center) with colleagues during his trip to Dzongu Growing up, I was always fascinated by stories of Lepcha culture...
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Samanalawewa leak – Engineering blunder or a blessing?

This article was originally published as a three-part series in The Island (August 26th-28th, 2012). Read: Part 1, Part 2,...