Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Sugra Adiwasi & Others Vs Pathranand & Others dated 29/04/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the state of Madhya Pradesh as well as the central government through the the Ministries of Tribal Affairs and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Themrie Tuithung Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding forest clearance granted by the State Government of Manipur in January, 2014 to the Thoubal Multipurpose Project proposed at the tri-junction of Ukhrul, Senapati and …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has lost round one in his fight against Jual Oram-led tribal affairs ministry on easing rules for projects in tribal areas. The law ministry has, through a legal opinion, told Javadekar's ministry that this subject falls in the domain of the tribal affairs ministry, which alone …
The Centre has asked nine state governments to expeditiously implement the Forest Rights Act, which recognizes the rights of scheduled tribes living in the forests for generations. Tribal Affairs Secretary Arun Jha has written to the Chief Secretaries of Bihar, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh …
Tribals opposed to the formation of Rourkela into a municipal corporation have got a shot in the arm as the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs informed the the Odisha Government of the requirement of mandatory settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act even in urban areas. Invoking Section 12 …
Environment ministry readies draft, which allows industry to fell trees in traditional forest areas without consent of gram sabhas After a lot of back and forth, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is ready with a notification to dilute tribal rights that would make it possible for most industries to …
The State Government has rejected over as many as 1.45 lakh individual and community claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 till December last year. The State Government has informed the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs that 1,45,225 individual claims, 228 community claims and 13 community forest right claims …
Calls for withdrawal of order issued by Environment Ministry The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs says that there is no evidence that the process under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) delays projects, even as there is pressure from the Ministry of Environment to dilute the law and do away with …
The tribal affairs ministry has objected to an order by its environment counterpart that allows diversion of forest land for linear projects without seeking consent from local village councils as laid down in the forest rights act. At a meeting last week, tribal affairs secretary Hrushikesh Panda and senior officials …
* “Amend the new Land Acquisition Act to safeguard tribal land and disallow acquisition by a non-tribal, including private companies.” * “Make gram sabha consent mandatory for acquisition of land, even by the government for its own use.” * “Introduce penalties to prevent deliberate flouting of the Forest Rights Act, …
Worried over distress sale of minor forest produce (MFP), the Centre has decided to soon announce minimum support price (MSP) of at least 10 such produce, Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram said here on Sunday. "To start with MSP of sal seed, mahua and tamarind, among others, will be …
South Korean steel major POSCO had pinned their hopes on Khandadhar mines Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram here on Sunday said the State government should re-consider allowing mining in Khandadhar Hills, is a reserve of nearly 200 million tonnes of iron ore. “Khandadhar is a big repository of natural …
TABO (LAHAUL-SPITI): "At last they entered a world - a valley of leagues where the high hills were fashioned of the mere rubble and refuse from off the knees of the mountains... Surely the Gods live here. Beaten down by the silence and the appalling sweep of dispersal of the …
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. …
Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for the period ending 31st January, 2014.
‘Ministry says villagers were already provided rehabilitation’ A complete U-turn in a matter of one month by the Union Ministry for Tribal Affairs (MOTA) on the application of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) now promises to remove hurdles before the controversial Mapithel Multipurpose Project in Manipur, which has been under …
The unilateral decision by union ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA) to convert forest villages into revenue villages even in national parks, sanctuaries and tiger reserves has been termed 'illegal' by wildlife conservationists. On November 8, 2013, MoTA issued a circular reminding the states to convert all forest villages, old habitations, …
More than five years after the Forest Rights Act, 2006, was implemented in the country, Union minister for tribal affairs V Kishore Chandra Deo said its execution was slow. “The implementation of the act is the responsibility of the state governments which I found to be rather slow and tardy,” …
Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 [for the period ending 30th September, 2013].
Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 [for the period ending 30th September, 2013].
Manmohan Singh’s high-level panel to examine controversial issue of mining. The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council will examine whether developmental interventions and constitutional safeguards — including Fifth Schedule provisions — have come to the aid of tribal people in Left Wing Extremism-affected districts in central India. An NAC Working Group …
