COVID-19: How Koraput's tribal women hawkers are trying to recover livelihoods
The pandemic restricted the mobility of the women street vendors, pushing them to sell their wares online.
COVID-19 warriors: How a woman in a tribal village shared vegetables from her kitchen garden
Krishna Mawasi, who lives in Kailhora village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, claims to have helped the hungry and destitute during the lockdown
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 …
Niyamgiri: 10 years since India’s first environmental referendum
Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between …
Quail farming brings joy to Koraput’s tribal residents in COVID-19 times
Quail farming requires little capital and labour and involves less risk of disease, say experts
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 …
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
Miles to go: In these tribal regions of Odisha, the nearest health clinic is jungles & rivers away
In the absence of healthcare services and lack of transportation, vulnerable tribes are deprived of timely healthcare facilities
Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school
Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts
COVID-19 among Dongriya Kondhs: 4 test positive
Their economy hit; several unable to go out to sell crops and other produce due to COVID-19 fear
Villages inside forest near Guwahati struggle for basic amenities
Lack of health infrastructure and medical personnel in inaccessible areas is a perennial problem in Assam
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 …
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
Development projects should look beyond low-hanging fruits to bring about actual change
Bihar needs to strengthen and enhance capacities of Gram Panchayats to realise the gains of a decentralised planning
Turmeric soaps pave way for financial independence of Koraput’s tribal women
Around 1,2000 tribal women in the area have managed to eke out a living making turmeric soaps
Shelterless Kashmiri pastoralists denied benefits of Forest Rights Act
The migratory population is unable to repair their damaged huts as the government sits on claim forms
DMF best practices: These mining districts have opened creches through DMF funds
Keonjhar and Anuppur seek to address a nutrition gap before children go to the anganwadi centre through the creches
Arjun Munda plans Schedule V states' meet on FRA
Conference aims at creating awareness about provisions of Forest Rights Act: Tribal Affairs ministry
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
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
Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply
Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it
‘Review 150,000 forest rights claims rejected without reason’
Procedures violated; Rights body demands findings reports for Scheduled Tribe, Other Traditional Forest Dwellers claims
Adivasis in Odisha, Jharkhand less food-insecure than non-Adivasis: Report
Prevalence of acceptable dietary diversity higher in non-Adivasi households than Adivasi households in both states
Seven years in, Madhya Pradesh government goes back on its word to not build Basania dam
Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan tells state legislative assembly December 21, 2022 that a company has been notified for construction of the dam
Why environmental racism needs to have its moment
Tribal groups comprise 40-50% of the displaced population in India, and face the brunt of environment racism