PepsiCo vs potato farmers: ‘Gujarat will fail farmers if it succumbs to corporate lobbying’
Activists oppose govt’s attempt to settle the matter with the company
When forest officials help poachers hunt down protected animals
A government report has exposed Rajaji Tiger Reserve's most gory secret
Community forest rights in critical tiger habitats under threat
NTCA's order to deny forest rights in tiger habitat has become a contentious issue
21 villages inside Simlipal Tiger Reserve granted community forest rights
Exercising the rights however, might prove to be a challenge
Web-GIS platform created in Chhattisgarh to resolve conflict while filing CFR claims
Creators admit shortcomings in the platform but say they are not final authority on land rights and boundaries
Coastal villagers vow to oppose JSW steel plant in Odisha
Jindal Steel Works Ltd is to build a proposed steel, cement and power plant on land where POSCO was to build a plant earlier
In Odisha’s Nayagarh, 24 villages receive community & forest resource rights
Traditional forest management systems have been recognised for title distribution for the first time in India
‘Protect & conserve model’ displaced 13,450 families from 26 protected areas in 2 decades
The number of protected areas increased to 870 in 2020 from 67 in 1988, the study stated
Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA
It was doing this as there had been no progress reported by states in recognising habitat rights despite its repeated clarifications
Hold public meeting in Polavaram affected areas: SC to Centre
The SC bench, led by Justice Madan B Lokur, also said the project will only move forward after the public hearings are held
Chhattisgarh, MP elections: Forest rights emerge as major issue
Activists send people’s manifesto to political parties asking them to empower the tribals by recognising their rights over land and forest …
Polavaram dam project has opened floodgates of corruption: activists
Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, …
Rejection of forest rights claims, poor coverage and missing data; all happening in Odisha
CAG audit makes scathing criticism about the failure of local authorities in creating awareness on FRA provisions amongst forest dwellers
Top committee for diverting forests recommends penalties for violating projects
The Forest Advisory Committee has said the environment ministry imposes “inconsistent and arbitrary" penalties
Ten years of FRA: only 3 per cent of forest dwellers’ rights recognised
Collective rights to undo historic injustice meted out to indigenous people remain completely ignored by the states, says Citizens’ report
Kerala is marking only protected forests as ecologically sensitive area
Encroachments in the Western Ghats are being left out of the category
Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later
Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas
Gods must be dazed
Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind
Odisha tribals allege illegal mining survey in community forest area, demand action by Centre
Government officials threatened and intimidated them, allege villagers
10 highlights from the State of India's Environment report
How India performed on key environment and development issues in 2016
Profit an illusion for these Madhya Pradesh tribals forced to sell products to middlemen
Most of the tribal families here sell their products to intermediaries because of the unavailability of proper markets
MoEFCC refuses to put new forest conservation rules on hold, says do not dilute forest rights act
New rules do away with Gram Sabha consent, National Commission on Scheduled Tribes had flagged last year in letter to ministry
Palli Sabha at Odisha's Dhinkia opposes steel, cement power plant
Villagers demanded scrapping of proposed power plant over 2,900 acres, which was previously acquired for POSCO's steel project
As India's tribals await SC hearing, IPCC recognises forest dwellers’ role in climate change mitigation
According to a report, authorising the indigenous communities’ land titles can improve forest management and carbon storage