FRA comes to the rescue of people displaced by Salwa Judum

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs decides to conduct a survey of the displaced people who had fled to Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, in order …

Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies

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

World Biodiversity Day: Why language should not be forgotten

Languages are a treasure trove of knowledge about a region’s flora, fauna and medicinal plants, say experts

Who's right for the forest anyway?

Reflections on Supreme Court order to evict ‘illegitimate’ tribals from the forests

Chhattisgarh govt begins process to grant FRA to Abujmarh tribals

Government to grant habitat rights to Abujh Marias, a particularly vulnerable tribal group that reside in the forest, considered a bastion of Naxalism

ICMR scientists identify new biomarker for malaria

Researchers from National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur has identified a genetic sequence in the body of malaria parasite

Gram Sabha level committees formed in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmarh

The move is the start of the process to grant habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act to the Abujh Mariyas

Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection

The state has rejected 10,000 claims

Forest Rights Act: A litmus test for govt to protect forest dwellers

It is now the turn of the BJP-led central government, which won 38 out of 48 reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes across the country, to stand by …

Chhattisgarh may have stopped Bailadila mining, but for how long?

Tribal protestors may have had the first round, but mining giants are sure to put pressure

This Odisha tribe grows 20 crop varieties without jeopardising biodiversity

The Bonda tribe practices a unique form of shifting cultivation that enables the growth of many crop varieties while ensuring that the …

FRA in SC: 3 intervention applications from Wildlife First ahead

The apex court will decide whether to take them up in September 12 hearing 

How tribals of Madumalai Tiger Reserve were robbed of compensation

According to 21 tribal families forest officials allied with property dealers to dupe them of the money for relocating from the reserve in Tamil Nadu

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’…

Forest rights in Bastar: Of tribals being ‘guests’ in their own woods

There is a strong need to recognise locals’ customary rights over forests in Bastar and enhance their capacity to conserve them

India’s tribal village infrastructure in a shambles

75% without access to healthcare, 51% without PDS, 52% without piped water

Mizoram revoked FRA due to stoppage of funding from Centre since 2014 

The resolution passed by the state assembly revoking the Act notes that the Union govt declined the state government's demand of Rs 10 lakh to …

Draft National Forest Policy cleared; Cabinet to take decision

Experts say the focus of the draft will be on water conservation

Shaala Sangwari: Killing two birds with one stone

The 'Shaala Sangwari' project in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district aims to employ educated Baiga tribal youth by making them teach their …

Arjun Munda plans Schedule V states' meet on FRA

Conference aims at creating awareness about provisions of Forest Rights Act: Tribal Affairs ministry

Union budget 2020-21 - explained in 15 charts

Nirmala Sitharaman's budget has little to offer rural India. Allocation to several schemes were slashed below 2019-20 revised estimates&…

In a first, Odisha studies potential forest land under FRA

New estimate offers ‘baseline for planning and effective implementation of forest rights Act recognition’ 

Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA

It was doing this as there had been no progress reported by states in recognising habitat rights despite its repeated clarifications

Panel looking into pastoral communities’ forest rights to visit J&K

The committee was constituted by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on February 21, 2020

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