Maharashtra to notify the much-delayed Sahyadri tiger reserve

Twice Unlucky

In 1962, it was the Indo-Chinese war. Now it is the creation of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Once again, the Bhotiyas, who inhabit the …

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

Landless poor march to Delhi. Then what?

Number of people forcibly displaced in the world crosses 100 million for first time 

Growth driven by Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo

DTE ground report: Polavaram — Displaced and nowhere to go

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Local governance ignored as Gram Panchayats await restructuring

Panchayat-level activities, planning and development are at a standstill for months 

How tribals of Madumalai Tiger Reserve were robbed of compensation

According to 21 tribal families forest officials allied with property dealers to dupe them of the money for relocating from the reserve in Tamil Nadu

'Floods were never seen as disaster; they were a blessing for our village'

River Kosi has been changing its course whimsically, damaging everything in its way, but villagers in North Bihar are rebuilding their lives …

Dam collapse kills at least 38 in Kenya; flood situation in East Africa remains grim

Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the last few weeks, destroying thousands of homes and displacing more than half a million people across …

Life along the Kosi: series 1

The saying goes Eqypt is the gift of the Nile. Throughout history rivers around the world have nurtured civilisations. In India, rivers are …

Map shows India at top of climate violence

Conflicts related to water management appear highest in India with 59 cases, followed by conflicts in fossil fuels and climate justice

Victims of ‘growth’

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Former militant Bijoy Hrankhal on Tripura's tribal needs

Bijoy Kumar Hrankhal was the founder member and vice-president of the Tripura National Volunteer, the first militant group in Tripura. He laid …

Anti-POSCO group attacked, police cordon villages

People feel cheated over government assurances on Pedhi dam

POSCO officials in Orissa kidnapped

'Maps of resource-rich, poverty stricken tribal India overlap'

Ethnic conflicts have dogged India since independence. The problem has attracted a lot of scholarship. Amarjyoti Borah talks to two eminent …

Howl of the hills

Left loses in Singur, Nandigram

SEZ, port expansion perils Andhra's tribal people

Born at 44

Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart

Acquisition made easy

Protests over nuclear land in West Bengal

Eviction threat