Inquiry into bogus Gram Sabha NoC in Bailadila delayed by a week
The NoC was given by the Gram Sabha of Hiroli village to NMDC for mining in Bailadila in 2015
Crisis management
Jared Diamond’s latest book espouses that nations can come out of a crisis just the way people do
CSR: Is India Inc spending responsibly?
Companies can bring meaningful changes in society through the huge Rs 13,624 crore corporate social responsibility funds
Rosewood fades in India
After putting up a fight at CITES, will India be able to provide an alternative trade regime to rosewood artisans of the country?
227 villages in three districts of Rajasthan declared Schedule Areas
This new development will benefit the scheduled tribes residing in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh
दंतहीन कानून, अंतहीन दर्द
छत्तीसगढ़ में एससी-एसटी कानून में संशोधन से लोग नाराज हैं क्योंकि जबरन जमीन अधिग्रहण के खिलाफ पुलिस प्राथमिकी दर्ज करने में आनाकानी कर रही ...
Govt's agenda for developing pedestrian-friendly cities does not translate into action
Smart City Mission has allocated only 8 per cent of the Rs. 20,500-crore budget for creating 'walkable localities’
SC issues notice to Centre for changing NGT appointment rules
Changes in the composition of the selection committee for NGT appointments and in qualification and removal of chairpersons were brought about …
Odisha govt lures industries via land banks, alienates people from commons
Down To Earth travels to some of the areas in Odisha worst hit by a government-sponsored land grab to lure industries and investments
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification: What development are we clearing our coasts for
The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018, has diluted India's only protection system for the fragile ecology and opened it up to realtors …
Protesting fishermen detained as PM lays foundation of Bhadbhut barrage in Gujarat
The fishermen have been protesting against the barrage since 2010 as, according to them, the structure will destroy the breeding area of Hilsa fish
Civil society criticises Centre’s Global Wildlife Programme, doubts minister’s claims
The Global Wildlife Programme has been launched in partnership with World Bank and United Nations Development Programme to curb illegal wildlife …
$6.4 billion spent to combat desertification in last 2 years: Report
The cost of combating land degradation and desertification has been estimated at $450 billion annually
Uttarakhand activists question forest clearance to Devsari hydro power project
Devsari Hydro project was given clearance by diverting forest land, which was already allocated for an existing hydro project in the area
States paid Rs 36.8 cr as interest to panchayats, still don’t transfer funds
Parliamentary standing committee flags off persistent delay in transfer of funds to panchayats but government’s reply have not been convincing
Newly amended SC/ST Prevention of Atrocity Act fails to bring justice to land grab victims in Chhattisgarh
8 months after 4 Gharghora villages filed complaints against TRN Energy and Mahaveer Energy for wrongfully grabbing their land, the police …
Uttarakhand district violates Forest Rights Act for Pancheshwar dam project
The Pithoragarh administration has not even formed district-level committee to implement FRA
Nilgiris tribals allege they were duped of compensation
21 tribal families say forest officials allied with property dealers to dupe them of the money they received for relocating from Tamil Nadu’…
Left groups launch national-level movement to demand policy changes
The Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan will raise demands for changes in economic policies and labour laws, among other issues
Kathua incident reveals threats to pastoral nomads of Jammu & Kashmir
The gruesome Kathua rape was a reminder of the institutional denial of forest and land rights of Jammu and Kashmir's nomadic communities
Sarna Dharam Code: Of Adivasi identity and eco-nationalism
Down To Earth speaks to experts on Adivasi culture about the recent resolution passed by the Jharkhand Assembly, asking for a separate religion …
Gujarat land activists allege detention for demonstrating over rights
Protesters seek land rights under Forest Rights Act, roll back of decision to give land to corporations for farming
100 gram sabhas in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to assert rights on bamboo, kendu
In Odisha, both these commodities are nationalised, thereby curtailing the rights of the people on them
सिक्के का दूसरा पहलू
जम्मू एवं कश्मीर में गडरिया खानाबदोशों के सामने चुनौतियों महज राजनीतिक नहीं हैं। सालों से उनके अस्तित्व के साधनों पर संकट मंडरा रहा है।
Dalits, adivasis to protest in Gandhinagar for land rights
The Gujarat government is planning to give 45 lakh hectare of cultivable wasteland to corporates for farming while ignoring the landless Dalits …