Travel deep into the dense forest and rolling hills of central India and you will find the ancient town of Amarkantak — the birthplace of the great Narmada river. The river runs west, all the way to ...

Vimla Bahuguna, aged 93, passed away in Dehradun. She was a vital figure in movements like Chipko and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, and fought for causes like land distribution, education, and ...

Delhi court sentenced renowned Indian activist, Medha Patkar to five months imprisonment on Monday in a defamation case filed by the current Delhi lieutenant governor, Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.

She alleged that instead of investigating the problems of the displaced people, the committee members are instigating opposition to the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan' (Save Narmada Movement). Patkar who was ...

A Delhi court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant against activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar in a 24-year-old defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, ...

In the Narmada Valley, the government is seeking to wrench control over land and livelihood from its poorest citizens. Thirty large, 135 medium and 3,000 small dams are planned on the Narmada river as ...

Many human rights defenders were physically attacked, while others were labeled threats to national security. On December 9, 1999, six armed men entered the office of the Save the Narmada River ...