Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?
William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his doorsteps.
Ratnagiri Refinery: State repression on a peaceful movement
In the last week of April, the situation in Rajapur tehsil, Maharahtra turned tense in the context of the RRPCL project and people’s resistance to the project.
Ratnagiri protests: Cost of development
A battle is raging in the Konkan region of Maharashtra between the people and the government. So far over a thousand people were arrested and many were booked for rioting, unlawful assembly and disobedience...
Ratnagiri Refinery Opposition: An unwavering courage to save Konkan
From opposing the world's largest nuclear power generating station to the world's largest single-location integrated refinery and petrochemical complex, the residents of areas along the Konkan coast have been fighting for their land and...