Why Are Adivasis Opposed to Vedanta’s Zinc Smelter Plant in South Gujarat?
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Why Are Adivasis Opposed to Vedanta’s Zinc Smelter Plant in South Gujarat?

The industrial unit, into which Vedanta will pump in an estimated Rs 10,000 crore in phases, is being set up despite opposition from local residents and members of the civil society over its environmental impacts; there are also problems in the way land for the project was allotted.

The US Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic
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The US Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic

Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages.

Who Authorized America’s Wars? And Why They Never End
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Who Authorized America’s Wars? And Why They Never End

Until we pressure lawmakers to repeal that 2001 AUMF and end the forever conflicts that have gone with it, America’s wars will ensure that our democracy and the rule of law as we know it will make any promises of peace, self-defense, and justice ring hollow.

Brazil Rallies Against Bolsonaro as He Faces Court-Ordered Criminal Probe in ‘CovaxinGate’
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Brazil Rallies Against Bolsonaro as He Faces Court-Ordered Criminal Probe in ‘CovaxinGate’

A day after a judge of the Supreme Federal Court ordered a criminal investigation against Jair Bolsonaro in the Covaxin scandal, hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in 350 cities and towns to protest against the government and demand that the president be impeached.

A Simmering Revolution, Stories Untold, a Military Crackdown: Myanmar
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A Simmering Revolution, Stories Untold, a Military Crackdown: Myanmar

Young journalists are staking their lives to report from the underground, hounded doctors are setting up secret clinics, urban guerillas have emerged in cities, and youngsters are moving into border areas to join armed guerilla armies. Yet, why are India and the world so silent on the coup in Myanmar?

Comparing Response to Two Important Diseases—Tuberculosis and COVID-19
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Comparing Response to Two Important Diseases—Tuberculosis and COVID-19

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic in early 2020, the number of COVID-19 deaths has been approximately 330 per day in India, while during the same period the number of tuberculosis deaths has been around 1,230 per day. Yet TB deaths never make the newspaper headlines.