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

The flame of forest rages on

A bureaucrat-turned-activist who saw governance through the eyes of the tribals

The Indian Forest Act’s proposed amendment is dangerous and fanciful

Like other policies in the recent past, this one also shows the complete unwillingness of the forest bureaucracy in accepting a different role

Land conflicts affect over 3.2 million people in India

Investment worth US$179 billion in over 5,000 projects is also threatened due to these conflicts

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

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

A Himalayan Sell Out

Keeping small hydro projects in Himachal out of the purview of no objection certificates means power producers are not accountable

No mining by PSUs for trade in Scheduled Areas: tribal affairs minister

'Forest department is worst enemy of Forest Rights Act'

Let people-centric natural resource governance be the new regime’s agenda

India must strengthen the mechanisms of natural resource management that is people-centric and sustainable to ensure economic and social stability

Mining halted

Licence issued without consent of Visakhapatnam residents

High Court rejects petition challenging functioning of tribal bodies under Fifth Schedule of Constitution

Petitioner to appeal to Supreme Court; says sustained campaign by academia and civil society needed to ensure justice to tribal people

Odisha miners to pay royalty for tribal welfare

State CM approves formulation of new mining regulation; funds to be used for local infrastructure in Scheduled Areas

Green fund rules must be withdrawn, Ramesh tells Vardhan

The ex-environment minister writes to the current one saying the new rules make for a fit case to move a privilege motion against Vardhan

Who dropped MESA?

Government clueless about the Bill it introduced 12 years ago to govern urban areas in tribal regions. Constitutional crisis follows

Land unrest set to increase in India: study

Enforcement and strengthening of laws that protect land rights of tribals and forest dwellers recommended

Public hearing for Bhushan steel plant ends in fracas

Company did not consult village council or obtain its consent as mandated by law for scheduled areas, complain residents

Seven Maharashtra villages protest dam

Compensation too meagre, say Melghat tribals

Repeal or amend CAF: tribal organisations

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

Forest depts as nodal agency for community forest resources: A political blunder

The Chhattisgarh government issued an order on May 31, making the state forest department the nodal agency for Community Forest Resource Rights 

Andhra Pradesh introduces lottery system for allotting sand mining leases

State’s new sand policy replaces auction system for allotting leases and bans inter-state transportation of sand

Age of dissent

Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary

‘Tribals turn extremists because states are too busy making money from land’

The world’s largest democracy is facing a surge in tribal uprisings. The recent killings of Mahendra Karma and other Congress leaders in …

Jharkhand-based coalition calls for mass protests against decision to open coal sector

The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha is also irked due to Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s decision to support the Centre’s move

Critiquing globalisation

In Churning the Earth, The Making of Global India, environmentalist Ashish Kothari and economist Aseem Shrivastava put India's much-hyped growth …

Cancel bauxite mining agreements in tribal area: Union tribal minister urges Andhra Pradesh governor

'Mining plans cause growth of extremism in the Scheduled tribal areas'