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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A historic all India National convention of workers and farmers held in Talkatora Stadium in Delhi decides to launch joint struggles by workers and farmers against privatisation, labour codes and for legal guarantee for MSP, among others. New Delhi, 24 August 2023 : In a historic display of unity and determination, the All India […]
Convenor of Upakuliya Jami o Jangal Surakhya Samiti (Coastal Land and Forest Protection Committee) and leading activist of Sipasarubali Land Rights Movement, Comrade Batakrushna Swain, was released after two years from Puri Jail in Odisha on July 22, 2023. After being detained under 19 serious criminal charges and the National Security Act (NSA), Comrade Batakrushna […]
গ্রাউন্ডজিরো প্রতিবেদন : অনিমেষ দত্ত পানীয় থেকে মাটি ছানার জল নেই। নেই শিক্ষক। কলেজ চালানোর মতো পুঁজিও নেই ভাঁড়ারে। হাতে-কলমে কাজ যাঁদের, রং-তুলি, মাটি-পাথর-কাঠ-ধাতু যাঁদের কাজের উপকরণ, দেশের সেই হবু শিল্পীদের অনলাইন ক্লাস করার নিদান দিচ্ছে অসহায় কর্তৃপক্ষ— এই হল ঐতিহ্যবাহী গভর্নমেন্ট কলেজ অব আর্ট অ্যান্ড ক্র্যাফট বা সংক্ষেপে গভর্নমেন্ট আর্ট কলেজের বর্তমান হাল। […]
Groundxero | 13 June, 2023 After the Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police assured a fair price for the procurement of sunflower seeds to the farmers on late Tuesday evening, the farmers announced to lift the blockade of the NH-44 near Pipli, which connects Delhi with Chandigarh. The farmers in Haryana had […]
Groundxero | 11 June, 2023 UP Police stops Sant Kabir Janmotsav celebrations in Bunkar Colony, Varanasi while PM Modi promotes ‘Mother of Democracy’ at G20 Summit Why cannot Uttar Pradesh government tolerate the ideas of Sant Kabir? Kabir Janmotsav Samiti has been carrying a week-long campaign ‘Tana Bana Kabir Ka’ in various […]
এই যে বাহানাগা-কাণ্ডে ক্ষতিপূরণের অর্থ, তা আসবে কোথা থেকে? মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর ত্রাণ তহবিল থেকে কি দেওয়া হচ্ছে অর্থ? অর্থ দপ্তর কি টাকা মঞ্জুর করেছে? এর উত্তর হল—না। কনস্ট্রাকশন ওয়ার্কার্স ফেডারেশন অব ইন্ডিয়া’র পশ্চিমবঙ্গ কমিটির সভাপতি এবং নির্মাণ শ্রমিক কল্যাণ তহবিল বোর্ডের সদস্য দেবাঞ্জন চক্রবর্তী জানান, “নিহতদের পরিবার এবং আহতদের যথাক্রমে যে পাঁচ লক্ষ ও এক লক্ষ […]