An official report has found that villagers in Eastern India, have suffered harm to their livelihoods as a result of a Bank-backed coal mining project.
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Complaints panel report finds social problems in Coal India mines
A new official report has found that villagers in Jharkhand state, Eastern India, have suffered harm to their livelihoods as a result of a Bank-backed coal mining project.
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Zen and the art of hand maintenance
The World Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership has launched the “handwashing initiative”, a public-private partnership to promote the use of soap to reduce the incidence of diarrhoeal diseases in poor communities.
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Opposing PVC, opposing IFC
The IFC is considering a US$20 million funding proposal for a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in an industrial estate in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.
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Coal India problems inspected
The World Bank’s Inspection Panel has visited India in response to a claim filed against the Bank’s Coal India loans.
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Indian power sector employees protest privatisation
More than a million electricity workers protested for a day in December against a proposed bill that follows “World Bank prescriptions” to privatize the power sector in India.
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Protests against Bank meeting in India
On 17 January 150 people were arrested in Bhopal while marching against World Bank and Asian Development Bank policies.
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Andhra protesters oppose LPG
In Hyderabad, India 20 political leaders and demonstrators were arrested for defying police orders prohibiting demonstrations during Bank President James Wolfensohn’s arrival in November.
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Bank president faces Narmada activists
In October the Indian Supreme Court ruled that construction could restart on the Sardar Sarovar dam.
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Indians protest at power price increases
Increased power tariffs as part of World Bank plans to privatize the power sector in Andhra Pradesh, India have sparked protests.
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India Health Review Queried
A short report Inspection or Eyewash? discusses the visit of World Bank officials to hospitals of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) on 8 May.
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Bank Ducks Coal India Release
After a four month delay, Asger Christensen, World Bank Task Leader for the India Coal Sector project replied to Minewatch in May saying that the Bank could not release the mid-term review of the project.
