World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
People
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Victims of the development craze
According to a report of the UN High Commission for Refugees, there are about 18 million victims of displacement. Of this 5 million are in Asia. It has been reported in many studies that the
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Kerala Government blamed for Adivasis plight
The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Juel Oram, has criticised the successive United Democratic Front and Left Democratic Front Governments for torpedoing the Kerala Scheduled Tribes Act of 1975.
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Tribals' exodus in search of food
The Gond tribe is facing tough times these days. It is difficult for them to even get two square meals a day. This has led to the exodus of large number of Gonds to other states in search of
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State govt unveils new policy on women
Deputy Chief Minister Jamuna Devi announced a new policy for women in Madhya Pradesh on Friday aiming at protecting the lives of women and girls.Under the new policy a five year action plan would be
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Joshi stands up for Kerala adivasi cause
The adivasis of Muthunga fighting forcible eviction by the Kerala Government has found a supporter in Union Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi. Mr Joshi has condemned the
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NHRC 'prefers' CBI inquiry into Muthanga incident
The National Human Rights Commission rejected the reports from the Kerala Government about the police firing on Adivasis(tribals) in the Muthanga forest, Wayanad district. The Commission said that it
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Muthanga issue: NWC indicts Kerala Government
The National Women's Commission, following its visit to the district jail in Kozhikode, sub jail at Vythiri, Muthanga and other centres, has indicted the district administration and the State
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Farm labourers find bonanza in human trials
Clinical trials and bio-equivalence (BE) studies on humans have assumed a new meaning, with the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad turning out to be an oasis for migrant agricultural labour
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An exception may be made for Muthanga Adivasis: Baalu
The Union Environment and Forests Minister, T.R. Baalu said that no one could be permitted to stay in the forests or areas demarcated as sanctuaries under the Forest Conservation Act of 1980, but he
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Nothing to eat, tribals defy Naxalite boycott
Fearing a severe drought in coming months, tribals in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra have begun to oppose Naxalites who coerce them into boycotting government-run employment schemes. In the