Tribal population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has declined: census report

Government and academic differ on reasons for decline

18 tribal villages in Maharashtra get tendu rights, finally

Sulking contractors refuse to put in auction bids; state tribal development corporation to the rescue

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

New rules to make FRA effective

Tribal affairs ministry's draft rules under Forest Rights Act give more authority to the community in the process of settling forest rights

FRA guidelines to help forest dwellers freely trade in minor forest produce

Tribals and forest dwellers don’t need to obtain transit passes to cart away the produce; minimum support price scheme for MFPs to be in …

‘Forest department is the encroacher’

When V Kishore Chandra Deo became the Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Tribal Affairs three months ago, both the ministries were in inertia.…

Baigas cheated of community forest rights

Madhya Pradesh village given rights over agricultural and residential land instead of forestland

Two Andhra villages get bamboo rights

The gram panchayat can earn up to Rs 1 crore a year, says Jairam Ramesh

House panel urges Andhra government to cancel bauxite mining plans

'Mining will harm state’s interests while immensely benefiting private companies'

Victims of development

Schemes launched by the government in Attappady have reduced the area’s tribals to wage labourers and has disempowered them

Another village, this time in Odisha, gets official permit to sell bamboo

Though Jamguda was conferred community forest right two years ago, it was not allowed to cart bamboo out or sell it in the market

Union Budget: challenges of public provisioning in India

Will the first budget of the 12th Five-Year Plan make a serious effort to plug loopholes in revenue collection and increase spending on social …

Maharashtra elections: Welfare dominates tribal mandate

Vote likely to be split between the Congress, NCP and BJP

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

Deo slams MP government for denying forest rights to tribals in Mahan

Union tribal affairs minister says villagers’ consent to mining by Hindalco and Essar comprised more than 11,000 forged signatures

The widening nutrition gap

Difference in the nutritional status of Kerala’s general rural populace and that of Attappady could be as high as 50 per cent

'Most countries don’t want to recognise indigenous people as people'

Mohammed Taghi Farvar, former director of Avicenna University in Iran, is a well-known ecologist and social scientist. At present, he is the …

Inclusive budget for inclusive growth

Budgets should not just talk about GDP and sops. It should ensure that basic rights and necessities of people are met in an effective manner

Forest dwellers plan palli sabhas in all affected villages in Niyamgiri

Odisha government sticks to its list of 12 villages despite reservations from rights groups and Union ministry of tribal affairs

Roundtable on Minor Forest Produce: Introduction

Sunita Narain, Director of the Centre for Science and Environment, discusses the confusion surrounding the Forest Rights Act and forest management.

Roundtable: Is Bamboo a Minor Forest Produce?

The MFP roundtable participants discuss what constitutes a minor forest produce and whether bamboo fits its definition.   Read Sunita …

Dongrias decide

Niyamgiri gears up for India’s first environment referendum. Odisha limits number of villages that can have a say

Undermined

Ordinance to reform the mining sector will do more harm than good

Cash transfers do not benefit

Jitendra visited three districts in Rajasthan to meet people who are supposed beneficiaries of UPA government’s much-touted Direct Benefit …

Halfway through

Tribal affairs ministy attempts to give forest dwellers their due welfare benefits, through a compromise