A Sweet Golden Steal

Honey! sounds simple when we say the word, but has a complex background

The promise of Dayamani

Adivasi activists, however successful in mobilising grassroots struggles, have seldom been able to make a dent in Parliament. Will Dayamani Barla …

Tribal fishers to move court after one of them is killed by forest staff in Pench National Park

'Forest officials and administration guilty of contempt of court for denying rehabilitation benefits, fishing rights'

They dared to challenge Goa's mining mafia

The youth of Caurem, a tribal village, fight on despite threats

Supreme Court takes note of abuse of tribals

Orders Madhya Pradesh to constitute grievance redressal authorities in tribal districts

On day 100, Kerala tribals continue to ‘stand up’ for their rights

Adivasis want the state government to fulfill its promise of giving land to the landless

Tribals beaten up by TMC workers in Sundarbans

People fear losing their land to local goons in the climate change hot spot

Activist lands in jail for protesting lack of health facilities in tribal district five years ago

People picket police stations; fellow activist claims case is baseless

Green tribunal reserves order on Jindal's Raigarh power plant

Company broke up its expansion project into two components after MoEF suspended terms of reference for earlier proposal

Tribals protest brutality, destruction of plantations by forest officials

Villager dies following brutal beating; police claims heart attack is the cause

SC dismisses petition demanding exclusion of Sundargarh from purview of municipal Act

Activists say judgement is a setback for tribal communities who are being denied special status and land rights granted by the Constitution

‘Dilution of forest rights, interference by environment ministry unconstitutional’

Tribal groups raise concerns regarding delay in recognition of Community Forest Rights

Polavaram ordinance: protests by adivasis intensify

Over a dozen MLAs go on indefinite hunger strike in support of adivasi communities impacted by Polavaram irrigation project

Court upholds Soliga tribe’s community forest rights

Orders forest department to restore honey seized during raid

Telangana fallout: Scrap Polavaram, demand project-affected tribals

They oppose national status to the project under Telangana bill. Polavaram will benefit only Seemandhra and displace about 200,000 people, all in …

Fruits of afforestation

Adivasis in southern Madhya Pradesh see salvation from malnutrition in a drive to plant fruit trees

Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation

Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances

Kerala tribals stand and protest for land

Demand the state government to fulfill its 2001 promise to give land to tribals

Tribals block steel city Rourkela for a day

Odisha’s third largest city has taken over a few tribal villages so that it can function as a municipal corporation

Dalit-adivasi agenda for inclusion of SC, ST rights in election manifestos

Kerala launches an on-line campaign on dalit and adivasi concerns

Bandh in Kerala against Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats

The report bans environment-damaging activities in 123 villages across 12 districts in the state

जाति विमर्श में प्राकृतिक संसाधन

जाति व्यवस्था के खिलाफ संघर्ष प्राकृतिक संसाधनों पर नियंत्रण के सवाल को लेकर छिड़ना चाहिए, न कि पिछड़ों की आजीविका को लेकर

Repeal or amend CAF: tribal organisations

A petition by tribal organisations says the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act violates constitutional rights and affects livelihoods of …

Telangana’s revised District Mineral Foundation Rules to increase political interference

The amendment to the Rules has taken away the right of people to participate in making decisions on a fund meant for them

Gujarat is misusing forest laws under garb of ‘sustainable’ development

Forest lands, over which rights of adivasis have been recognised or are pending recognition, have been usurped for carrying out plantations under …