Groundxero : November 23, 2023 #SijimaliMatters Update #5 The past three and a half months have been both tumultuous and decisive in shaping the antimining resistance of Adivasis and Dalits in South Odisha. As we bring to you our fifth update, twenty three activists arrested since mid-August have stepped out of the confines […]
Anne Boyer, a poet and essayist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2020, quit as poetry editor of The New York Times Magazine and released a resignation letter. She denounced “the Israeli state’s U.S.-backed war against the people of Gaza” — accurately calling it “an ongoing war against the people of Palestine, people who have resisted through […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 “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 […]