Climate Crisis in Mountains: Borderless Struggle for Frontline Communities
Climate change-induced flooding has devastated the lives of people living on the Indian and Nepalese sides of the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
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In the last 10 years, BJP's destructive development has cast a shadow over the Lepchas in Sikkim
Mayalmit Lepcha has watched with dread as successive governments have sanctioned dams in the state despite its fragile geography.
India General Himachal Pradesh Pawan Kumar Chamling Lok Sabha Mayalmit Lepcha Narendra Modi Smart City Mission
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North East India Unites for Free-Flowing Rivers: Teesta Declaration Highlights Environmental Concerns
Representatives from various indigenous groups and environmental organizations convened in Gangtok, Sikkim, for the North East India Meet on Free Flowing Rivers. The gathering, hosted by the Affected Citizens of Teesta, Centre for Research and Advocacy (Manipur), and the Borok Peoples Human Rights Organization, concluded with a significant resolution aimed at safeguarding the
Arunachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Borok Peoples Human Rights Organization Centre For Research North East India Meet Free Flowing
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Himalayan Rivers and Communities in Crisis
Sikkim’s mega Teesta Dam collapse an ominous sign of things to come
India General Arunyan Sharma Gregory Mccann Josh Klemm International Rivers India National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
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op-ed | Out of focus: the ecological balance is precariously compromised
A country that fast-tracks mediapersons to Israel while turning a blind eye to the raging violence in Manipur or the calamity in Sikkim will continue to fall prey to such recurrent tragedies
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Conveniently Forgotten Environmental Disasters
Issues vanish from public memory, but survivors continue to struggle
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Sikkim Floods - A Man-made Disaster
State isolated as it still reels under the aftermath
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National Green Tribunal | National Green Tribunal issues notice to Sikkim government regarding breach of Sikkim Urja Teesta Stage-III dam
Tribunal calls for hearing on October 20
India General Prem Singh Tamang Golay Gyatso Lepcha Pawan Kumar Chamling Arvind Kumar National Green Tribunal
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Hydropower projects fuelling disasters in Himalayas Experts
New Delhi: Violations of norms during the construction of hydropower projects in the fragile Himalayan region are fuelling disasters in the hilly states, environment experts and activists have warned. A glacial lake outburst flood in Lhonak Lake in Sikkim last week resulted in severe damage in Mangan, Gangtok, Pakyong, and Namchi districts. The incident also resulted in the breach of the
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