Blogs
PILOT INITIATIVE FOR A PEOPLE-CENTRIC TRANSITION IN GIRIDIH, JHARKHAND
We are proud to share that during the past five months, we’ve made a relentless effort in testing an idea of economic diversification in the coal be...
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GROUND SCENARIO IN SARANGIJHARIA IN SUNDARGARH (ODISHA) A REFLECTION ON POSSIBILITIES AHEAD
By Ayushi Saharan, MA Sustainable Development Practice student at TERI SAS, based on her field visits during an internship at TERI
As we arrived at Sarangjharia, a village about 12 kilometers away from coal mine, we found the locals gathered around a tree with baskets in their han...
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WHY FACTOR IN WOMEN IN A JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK?
By Arpita Victor, MA Sustainable Development Practice student at TERI SAS, based on her field visits during an internship at TERI
Early in 2022 four women were among five people who died when a series of mines collapsed in Dhanbad,Jharkhand. They were illegally mining coal in the...
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Local NGO perspective
By Dr Jayanta Mitra, Senior Fellow TERI
The thought of transition drives one to think of the immediate impact on life and livelihood, local economy, businesses, and the possibilities ahead. ...
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Old contractors' diary
By Dr Jayanta Mitra, Senior Fellow TERI
Way back in 1996, FaguChaudhury used to work as a contractor for CCL (Rajrappa Project) and used to engage local youth as labourers p...
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Few ground-level stories from the TERI team’s field visits are detailed below
By Dr Jayanta Mitra, Senior Fellow TERI
The field visits to Jharkhand and interaction with some stakeholders in the coal value chain throws light on the plight of local people on the ground ...
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Development at what cost and for whom?
Dr Jayanta Mitra, Senior Fellow TERI
Coal, on one hand, generates power, revenue for the State (Jharkhand) and leads to the creation of ancillary industries and service sector economy, on...
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