Promised land
Kerala CM upbeat about forestland for tribals scheme
Kerala CM upbeat about forestland for tribals scheme
14/06/2003
in what is seen as a vindication of the struggle for land rights, and a political victory, the police in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district withdrew nsa (National Security Act, 1980) charges
<font class="UCASE">gujarat</font> chief minister Narendra Modi's attempt to appease tribals has backfired. On Gandhi Jayanti Modi handed over the ownership of forestland to 30 tribals and also promised to regularize the 2,204 claims over forestland. This, experts say, was in clear defiance of the Supreme Court ruling which barred any diversion of forestland without its nod. <br>
Forests officers writing about conservation issues is nothing unusual. However, rarely does a forest officer write ethnographical accounts. C K Karunakaran, former chief conservator of forests,
This first of three Down To Earth analyses of tiger reserves finds Melghat in Maharashtra in a legal mess
Villages in the sanctuary
A patch of land near the Nadappa village comprised 50 tribal families at one point.
14/09/2007
Excerpts from <i>Troubled Islands!</i> by Pankaj Sekhsaria
Hits Nicobar tribals hard
29/09/2003
A BILL To recognise and vest rights to forest lands, and lands/waters and resources of other ecosystems, in urban dwellers, in recognition of their essential needs to maintain and enhance their
29/06/2005
Conservation cannot ignore pastoral rights
EGS fails the poorest
29/04/2006
How should a forest be defined in India? The Union ministry of environment and forests is currently preoccupied with this question. Placing this process in context, <font class='UCASE'>archi rastogi</font> finds the custodian of India s forests coul
Kudremukh tribals refuse to budge
30/12/2003
Lanjigarh block, Kalahandi, Orissa, May 17 At its summit, the northeastern ridge of the Niyamgiri hill range has a bald patch, typical of hilltops with bauxite deposits. A dense tree cover that provides a welcome shade to climbers struggling some 8 km up
Tribal residents of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh, are preparing to protest a proposed smelting project that will affect five villages in the district. Despite a formal resolution against
Senior official in the dock
Canadian tribe gets rights
29/09/2003
The first historico legal analysis of forestry regulations in Northeast India
14/10/2004
lawsuit filed: About 100 companies involved in snow-crab fishing in Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada, have filed a us $ 135 million lawsuit against the federal government. Filed in the Court of