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

'Forest department is worst enemy of Forest Rights Act'

COVID-19 lockdown deals blow to Rajasthan’s tendu leaf economy

Demand for tendu patta has been declining over the years, mainly due to decreasing consumption of bidis

COVID-19: Minor forest produce scheme can come to tribals’ rescue, say experts

The scheme provides fair price for minor forest produce through minimum support price  

वनाधिकार 133 निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में निर्णायक भूमिका निभाएगा

भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने 2014 के लोकसभा चुनावों में इन 133 निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में से 79 में जीत हासिल की और कांग्रेस के खाते ...

Forest Rights Act could play decisive role in LS polls: Report

One-fourth of constituencies in mainland India have FRA implementation as a core issue and can influence winning margins, finds a study

Government files petition seeking stay of SC order on FRA; hearing tomorrow

On February 13, SC had asked state authorities to submit affidavits explaining why evictions, wherever ordered, have not taken place

A phoenix of a tribe

A nomadic community in Odisha insisted on its right to live and farm even after forest officials burnt its houses

Against the grain

‘Restore land to tribals; allow them to be self-reliant’

K K Usha Raju took charge as president of Attappady block in Kerala seven months ago. She is 31 years old and belongs to Muduga tribal community. …

MoTA’s job is FRA, not land diversion: DG Forest

Director General of Forest and Special Secretary at environment ministry says will take up matter with MoTA

Does the Supreme Court order mean eviction of forest dwellers right away?

Some reasons why the rejection of FRA does not amount to a claimant being an encroacher

जमीन की जद्दोजहद

झारखंड में आदिवासियों को जमीन से बेदखल करने के खिलाफ लोग सड़कों पर हैं। भविष्य में जमीन के लिए संघर्ष और तेज होगा। 

Death in the devil’s paradise

British colonial history is tainted by its involvement in rubber collection from the Peruvian Amazon, writes Survivor International

Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold

The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …

Film review: A planet of hope

Kalahandi: A Planet of Herbs / Director: Amarendra Kishore / 28 minutes / English/Hindi

Telangana fallout: Scrap Polavaram, demand project-affected tribals

They oppose national status to the project under Telangana bill. Polavaram will benefit only Seemandhra and displace about 200,000 people, all in …

Odisha pays scant heed to tribal ministry's directions on mining for Vedanta

State invites forest rights claims from only a dozen villages on Niyamgiri hill slope

Tribal ministry panels draft fresh guidelines for community forest, habitat rights

Gram Sabhas may get more power in managing community forest, habitat

Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies

Area of forest land recognised reduced, more titles distributed than approved

Ahead of SC hearing on FRA, MoEF asks states to share “encroachment” data

Forest Survey of India requests for geo-referenced locations of encroachments, but many states ill-equipped to do so

MoTA raises objections to environment ministry’s FRA compliance circular

In the circular, the ministry had clarified that FRA compliance certificates would not be required in Stage I of the forest diversion process

One killed as protest against tribal displacement turns violent

Assembly adjourned as a MLA tears off his shirt

‘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 …

Extensive amendment to forest law will dehumanise forests

The proposed amendment comes at a time when forest dwellers’ rights are being threatened even when there is FRA

Forest Rights Act: Are state govts the real land mafias?

State governments want to divert forest land for industrial expansion. That's why they reject claims of forest dwellers