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REPORT What is RTZ doing in Orissa? Xavier Dias The points given below were collected from information I gathered after visiting the site of the proposed ‘Rio Tinto Orissa Mining Limited’ RTOML, in the District of Koenjhar, Orissa State, India. By interacting with the village elders,

Uranium Mining – Where the debate begins. The Case of Jadugoda. Xavier Dias Article written for Ecologist Asia In his village they call him ‘Tublu’, a football-loving boy. Last September he completed his home surgery with great aspiration. He is the first doctor from his

Sustainable Development, Policy Issues & Global Governance INEC/ODAF/CSE Vishakapatnam A.P. India March 21-22 2002 Sustainable Mining a Contradiction in terms Xavier Dias Regional Coordinator mines minerals & People.

To the Shunned One As dawn rises to spread your light, blessings over one and all, we your children

Pyara Kerketta Foundation & B.I.R.S.A. (Bindrai Institute for Research Study & Action ) 16th December 2003 – Hazaribagh JHARKHAND Mining and People’s Culture[1] – Xavier Dias Can we sing in these bad times? Yes, let us sing of the bad times. Bertolt Brecht Culture & its Economic Roots Culture is not shaped by people alone […]

Independence and the Marginalised The first revolt against the East India Company was by the Kol tribe in present day Jharkhand. The Adivasis or first

A Global Battleground Economic and Political weekly Xavier Dias. September 10, 1994 The Gulliver File, Mines, People and Land a global Battleground