Righting old wrongs
On the third Sampurna Vimukti Diwas, to mark Mahasweta Devi's birth anniversary, we reproduce this blog on Constitutional protection to Nomadic, …
Adivasis at bottom rung of India’s development pyramid, finds Tribal Development Report 2022
India’s tribal communities have been pushed away from alluvial plains and fertile river basins, into the harshest ecological regions, the …
After Talabira, tree-felling attempt in neighbouring Patrapalli village
According to a resident, the police attempted to chop trees in the village on December 11, but were thwarted by locals
Health infrastructure weakest in tribal areas: Report
Major shortfall of doctors and nurses at Primary Health Centres in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, …
Do tribal lives matter? Life expectancy, health indicators stay poor in Madhya Pradesh
Malnutrition in the tribal population is 1.5 times higher than the national average
Subaltern, forgotten: How mainstream narratives neglected the Bhumij, among the first to revolt against the British
The Prime Minister released ‘Dictionary of Martyrs‘ of India’s Freedom Struggle, selecting 1857 as the watershed year, …
Polycrisis at a Kanker village: ‘With every tree chopped, I became poorer’
Villages in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region enter economic recession as a new railway line brings the world closer to them
Bengal forest department calls Gram Sabha ‘illegal’; files FIR against 11
Villagers from the Gram Sabha gathered near Bamini falls on the eve of Birsa Munda’s birthday
COVID-19: Chhattisgarh’s marginalised nomadic communities starved, begged to stay alive
Nomadic communities already on the brink in Chhattisgarh faced harrowing times during COVID-19 lockdown
Spirit of forest law being quashed in Gujarat
Petitioners approach Gujarat High Court over rejection of 1,13,000 claims out of the 1,82,000 individual claims from across the 13 districts
As told to Parliament (July 18, 2019): Low dietary intake in rural & urban India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
‘Review 150,000 forest rights claims rejected without reason’
Procedures violated; Rights body demands findings reports for Scheduled Tribe, Other Traditional Forest Dwellers claims
SC on FRA: 11.8 lakh forest dwellers can 'stay' put
The apex court has asked states to file affidavits describing process followed to reject tribals’ claims to traditional forestlands
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: What role will caste play in the hills
Why are Dalits not as assertive in Uttarakhand as in Uttar Pradesh despite forming 19% of the population
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
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
Communities denied justice due to logjam between tribal affairs and environment ministry
Even as cases of FRA violations are being reported, the environment ministry has backtracked on its earlier promise of involving communities in …
IFR review: Here are some possible repercussions of rejecting reviewed forest right claims
Some 1.688 million people, whose claims have been re-rejected, face threat of eviction and food security
SC vacates Madras HC order staying issue of pattas to forest dwellers
The Madras High Court had passed an interim order in April 2008 staying the issue of pattas in Tamil Nadu without its permission
Jungle story
How the world's first human-made forest is being sustained by an indigenous community in Assam despite a range of threats
West Bengal: Illegal acquisition of forest land for Turga and Bandu Pump Storage Projects, claim tribal residents
Gram Sabha consent not taken for transferring the land, says forum for tribal communities
We need conservation frameworks that empower, incorporate forest dwelling communities
The history of Project Tiger, which completed 50 years this year, reveals systemic exclusion of oppressed caste forest-dwelling communities
Early breastfeeding practices in India: Backwardness cuts through social spectrum
Children born in Goa (75.4 per cent) had the highest rate of early breastfeeding in the country, followed by Sikkim (69.7 per cent) and Odisha (68.…
New index for measuring backwardness of states soon
Composite development index to include criteria such as health and literacy, which are not included in the present backwardness indicators
How many Indians are pastoralists? No official data, but report says 13 mln
A figure of 35 million is often quoted, but without a source, claims report