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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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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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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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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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In West Bengal’s coal belt, villagers are struggling with joblessness and pollution
Families say they did not get adequate compensation and jobs in lieu of land given for the Sarisatolli coal mine in Asansol.
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out at a wholesale market in Kanpur, at least 500 shops gutted