The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The increase in water level of the Mullaperiyar dam will be in violation of provisions of three Central legislations, Forest Conservation Act, Forest Rights Act, and the Wildlife Protection Act, the Forest Department has pointed out. A meeting of senior officials, chaired by Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, arrived at the …
The 2014 general election, it seems, is becoming a referendum on the so-called Gujarat model and the something-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) model. Very broadly, the Gujarat model is seen to be corporate-friendly, with emphasis on economic growth at any cost and little focus on social indicators of development. The UPA …
...Implementation of the Act has totally failed in Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim in terms of no claims for land titles received till July 30, 2013 Though the State of Assam has implemented the Forest Rights Act, 2006 to give land rights to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) and other traditional …
This high-level panel report on the socio-economic status of the 700-odd tribal communities of the country kept under cover since May 2014 when it was submitted to the NDA government is exclusively available here. Download, read and find more...
Extended Great Himalayan National Park The Action Committee of villagers and the Himachal Niti Abhiyan, an NGO, are spearheading an agitation against their proposed inclusion in the Extended Great Himalayan National Park. "The Kardar of Rishi Brahma, presiding deity of local devatas of Tirthan and Sainj valleys, has told the …
Seeking transparency, three NGOs working for wildlife conservation and tribal development at the grassroots have filed an application in the Supreme Court demanding a committee of independent experts or Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine implementation of the impugned Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. Many cases have come to …
Essar group has lodged a complaint with a trial court in Singrauli seeking action against international environment watchdog Greenpeace India for allegedly instigating villagers in and around Mahan coal block area. The group also sought security for its power plant. Greenpeace rubbished Essar's allegations saying it is yet another attempt …
A joint statement issued by a number of movements, conservation NGOs and experts in conservation biology against the application filed in the Supreme Court against the Forest Rights Act.
In January of this year an application was filed in the Supreme Court in an ongoing case (Wildlife First and Ors. vs. Union of India and Ors.) that seeks to have the Forest Rights Act declared unconstitutional. In their most recent application, the petitioners - Praveen Bhargav of Wildlife First, …
A crucial gram sabha is being organised by the local tribal population to decide the fate of the Mahan forests in Madhya Pradesh. This gram sabha will be along the lines of the gram sabhas held in the Niyamgiri hills, which had said no to bauxite mining. These ancients forests …
The Centre for Dalit Studies (CDS) released an eight-page ‘Dalit and Adivasi Agenda’, a manifesto containing demands from people across 22 different areas, to be circulated among all political parties fielding candidates in the coming elections.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003, namely: These rules may be called the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2014.
Jharkhand tribal villagers say their consent to operationalise coal block has been forged In January, the Coal Ministry asked companies to show cause why coal blocks allocated to them should not be taken back for not starting production. Given the threat, companies have scrambled to get clearances in the last …
This is an updated status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for the period ending 28th February, 2014. As per the information collected till 28th February, 2014, 37,28,890 claims have been filed and 14,22,468 titles have been distributed. …
Some changes were ordered on the direct instructions of the Prime Minister The Prime Minister’s office has repeatedly ordered and orchestrated dilution of environment and forest clearances in order to fast-pace industrial projects, documents with The Hindu show. In a series of orders and missives sent to the Union Environment …
Ahead of the polls, the cabinet is expected to consider several measures, including a proposal to raise the workdays under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to 150 a year for scheduled tribes and forest dwellers and another to open 54 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country in …
This will be for tribals who have been granted land rights Barely a week ahead of the announcement of general election, the UPA government plans to provide an additional 50 days’ employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for tribals who have been granted land rights, …
Pastoralists of Banni area of Kutch region in Gujarat have claimed community rights under 'The scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006' which was passed on December 18, 2006. The claim is over entire Banni grassland covering 2,400 sq km. Banni is known for …
Though India's first National Agroforestry Policy (NAP) announced by finance minister P. Chidambaram in the interim budget on Monday will help natural resource management and improve forest cover, experts say it is a damage control measure for the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, which envisages distribution of forest land to …
