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TIJMALI: A RESISTANCE IN DEFENCE OF KNOWLEDGE, IDENTITY AND DIGNITY

  Her story in photos of two public hearings for environment clearance to Vedanta’s bauxite mining proposal in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, Odisha    By Rajaraman, Debabrata and Evanjelina.   Women of Banteji village, in the foothills of Tijmali, collectively resolve to oppose bauxite mining on the night before the public hearing of 16th October […]


Farmer Unions to campaign during the Assembly election with the slogan – ‘Drive Out Corporates, Punish BJP, Save the Nation’. 

Groundxero | 13th November, 2023   In the context of the Assembly Elections to five states, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – a platform of farmer unions which spearheaded the historic struggle against the three Farm Laws in 2020-21 – reiterated its stand on elections: It will not contest elections or extend support to any candidate […]


Hundreds of Thousands Join London March to Demand ‘Cease-Fire Now’ in Gaza

“In our thousands, in our millions, we are all Palestinians,” demonstrators chanted at Saturday’s march, described as one of the largest political protests in U.K. history.   By JAKE JOHNSON  Nov 11, 2023   Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza as […]


Student Occupy The Orientale University Of Naples In Solidarity With Palestine

Groundxero | November 7, 2023   Students occupied Naples Orientale University on Monday morning to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to cooperation between their university and all Israeli political, economic and military institutions, reported Peoples Dispatch.   The students in Italy are protesting Israeli genocide in Gaza and attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West […]


Dock Workers In Barcelona Refuse To Deal With Ships Containing War Material For Israel  

Groundxero | November 7, 2023   On Monday, 6 November, 2023, the Organization of Port Dockers in Barcelona (OEPB), the largest union of dock workers in the city, called for a cease-fire to the war in Gaza and announced that they will refuse to handle the shipment of any weapons, citing humanitarian concerns. “Workers have committed […]


Plight Of Women And Newborns in Gaza Amid Israel’s Deadly Siege

By Groundxero Nov 04, 2023   The World Health Organization, UN Relief and Works Agency for the Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the UN Populations Fund and Unicef have put out a joint statement on the plight women and newborns in Gaza are facing amid Israel’s deadly siege.   The UN agencies said that bombardments, […]


UN Experts Warn of ‘Grave Risk of Genocide’ in Gaza

UN Experts Warn of ‘Grave Risk of Genocide’ in Gaza   “Time is running out to prevent genocide and humanitarian catastrophe,” the special rapporteurs stressed—while other experts said such conditions already exist in the pulverized Palestinian enclave. By Brett Wilkins Nov 02, 2023 As the death toll from over three weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment […]


An Update On Sijimali Struggle Against Bauxite Mining By Vedanta

Groundxero | 1st November, 2023   Vedanta Limited’s proposed bauxite mining project at Sijimali in Odisha’s Rayagada district is being intensely opposed by local Adivasi and Dalit villagers who have voiced concerns over their eviction and possible adverse impact of the mining project on their livelihoods and local ecology.    On March 1 of this […]


Public Meeting At Talaampadar Against Bauxite Mining In Sijimali Hills

Groundxero | 31st October, 2023   A huge public meeting was held on 29th October at Talaampadar of Thuamal Rampur Block in Kalahandi district of Odisha. This public meeting was attended by over 2000 people. The objective of the meeting was to strengthen the bonds across the communities and reiterate their resolve to unitedly continue […]


420 Children Killed Or Injured In Gaza Every Day : UNICEF

Groundxero | 30 October, 2023   The head of the UN’s children agency (Unicef), while addressing the UN’s security council on Monday, said: More than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza each day – a number which should shake each of us to our core.     UN security council meet on Monday following […]


Resounding Opposition From Local Villagers To Mining By Vedanta During The Second Public Hearing 

Groundxero Report | 19th October, 2023   The second Public Hearing, required to obtain the Environment Clearance for the Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project of Vedanta, met with equal resounding opposition from local villagers. It was held on Oct 18 at Kerpai High School premises in Thuamul Rampur Block of Kalahandi district, Odisha.   The public hearing started at […]


Public Hearing For Vedanta’s Sijimali Mining Ends Amid Opposition By Villagers

Groundxero Report | 16th October, 2023   Rayagada, Odisha: The public hearing seeking environmental clearance for bauxite mining by Vedanta Limited at Sijimali in Odisha’s Rayagada district concluded on October 16 (Monday) amid massive protests by villagers opposed to the project voicing concerns over the possible adverse impact of mining on local ecology.    The public hearing  was […]


India ranks 111 out of 125 on Global Hunger Index 2023

Groundxero Report | 13th October, 2023   In the 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released on Thursday, India ranks 111th out of the 125 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2023 GHI scores. With a score of 28.7 in the 2023 Global Hunger Index, India has a level of hunger that is serious. The sad state of hunger in India under Modi does […]


Villagers Appeal To Cancel Public Hearing of Vedanta’s Bauxite Mining in Sijimali And Kutramali, Odisha

Groundxero Report | 12th October, 2023   On 11 October, 2023,  about 80 men and women from Sijimali and Kutramali areas of Kashipur block in Odisha managed to escape security forces surrounding their villages by climbing mountains through forest routes, caught bus and train and reached Bhubaneswar, and narrated how the Rayagada police and district administration has […]


Lawyers Petition Odisha Governor to Halt Public Hearing for the Sijimali Bauxite Project

25 September 2023   A public hearing has been announced for Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in South Odisha after intense repression of villagers and activists opposing the project for over one month. The Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project spreads over both Thuamal Rampur block in Kalahandi District and Kashipur block in Raygada District. It is shocking […]