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Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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In Darjeeling district, residents oppose hydel projects over small rivers and streams
The rivers have religious significance but the dams threaten to alter their course and put lives and livelihoods at risk, say inhabitants.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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‘Will Mamata Banerjee leave her home?’: Adivasis in Bengal oppose Asia’s largest proposed coal mine
The proposed Deocha-Pachami coal mine in Birbhum has run into opposition because of the impact it will have on the environment.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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Darjeeling’s tea garden workers are struggling to make ends meet
The workers are paid meagre wages, bound by a colonial labour system, without land rights and with little access to government schemes.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Climate change has put the future of Darjeeling tea in jeopardy
The global economic downturn after Covid-19 and cheaper varieties from Nepal have also hurt the industry.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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A railway line being built in the Himalayas may spell disaster for the fragile region
Local villagers have raised concerns over the declining water table, threat of landslides and construction waste leaching into natural springs.
Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com
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A railway project to the China border in Sikkim is violating land rights of indigenous communities
Land for the 45-km-long line that runs through thickly forested regions has been acquired by side-stepping issues of compensation and forest rights.
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