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 …
The Centre’s plans to spend nearly Rs. 42,000 crore under the afforestation programme now hang in the balance The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill listed for business in Rajya Sabha in the ongoing parliamentary session has been postponed to the monsoon session of Parliament, Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh told …
Bhubaneswar: Despite the state government's claim of substantial reduction of poverty, a recent official statement has revealed that many children, a large section of them from the tribal belt, are malnourished. According to the government's own estimates, produced by women and child development minister Usha Devi in a written reply …
Shimla: The decision of National Green Tribunal (NGT) to refer the 130MW Kashang hydropower project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh back to the affected gram sabhas has left tribal residents opposing the project. Even the green activists feel that now, it would not be possible for the state government …
The MoUs that were cancelled were signed with Jindal South West Ltd (JSW) in 2005 and Anrak Ltd. Visakhapatnam: In a twist to the tale, social and tribal welfare minister Ravela Krishna Babu had dropped enough indications that the state government has not totally backtracked on the contentious bauxite mining …
Representatives of several opposition parties have come together to criticise the government for continuing to try and dilute the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, which makes it mandatory to get consent of tribals before using of their traditional forestlands. Jitendra Chaudhury, CPI(M) member of Parliament from Tripura, shared copies …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of People's Rights & Social Research Centre & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/05/2016. The case relates to tribals residing in Madhya Pradesh who had gone to work in quartz/stone crushing factories situated in Godhra, Gujarat and …
VADODARA: On 57th Foundation Day, Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday said her government has decided to make 300 villages across the state self-reliant on the lines of smart cities. "Now that the concept of Smart Cities has reached Smart Villages, the government decided to make 300 villages self-reliant, …
Although India had some successes in controlling malaria from the time of independence, it still faces a substantial socio-economic burden from this disease. This paper presents a case study of a highly endemic primary health centre with an annual parasite incidence of 30.9 in the tribal regions of Andhra Pradesh. …
The Government of Odisha has filed an interlocutory application on February 25, 2016, before the Supreme Court for giving Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) permission to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri. This has been referred now to a three-member bench and a decision is awaited to come by April. It may be …
International studies of the health of Indigenous and tribal peoples provide important public health insights. Reliable data are required for the development of policy and health services. Previous studies document poorer outcomes for Indigenous peoples compared with benchmark populations, but have been restricted in their coverage of countries or the …
Indigenous people in the Philippines are calling on the government to authorise a force of tribal rangers to help preserve the country's forests and curb climate change. Forest management and protection are an important part of the Philippines' strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 70 percent by 2030, a …
Two years into the ban on rat hole mining, other than dealing with the transportation of extracted coal after payment of royalty periodically, hurdles are aplenty before NGT lifts the ban once and for all. It was on April 17, 2014 that the NGT in an interim order banned the …
Recent SC order enlivens the hopes of people living in five Kaani hamlets Kaani tribals living in five settlements in the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli district may get patta for the lands under their possession and cultivation as a recent ruling by the Supreme Court has paved way for the …
UDAIPUR: Solar lanterns are set to light up the lives several illiterate tribal women in Dungarpur district. Women members of self help groups (SHGs) in Aantri block of the district have been chosen under the first phase of a project which aims to make 60,000 solar lamps. The women would …
First of 200 wells drilled close to controversial block of forest known to have two of the last tribes living in isolation Ecuador has started drilling for oil on the edge of a controversial block of pristine rainforest inhabited by two of the last tribes in the world living in …
BHUBANESWAR: After the state government's fresh move to revive its proposed mining plan in Niyamgiri hills bordering Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, tribals residing in the hills are geared up for a strong movement against the government to protest its plan. They have decided to go Supreme Court to keep their …
India has a large and heterogeneous tribal population of approximately 104 million. This accounts for 8.6 per cent of the total population and it is spread over a vast area. Apart from the States of the northeastern region, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkand, Maharashtra, Orissa and Gujarat have large tribal populations. …
Sarpanch Jaswant Mewada of Chamunderi village in Pali district is dismayed that the state government has chosen to return the proposal of five gram panchayats to declare their area a "community reserve" for the protection of leopards. The government has sought the consent of all landowners. "That's going to be …
The world-famous Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, India has recently been notified as Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR). This Protected Area is now the 48th Tiger Reserve in the country and the second in Uttarakhand. Though RNP was established in 1983, final notification for the Park was issued in 2013 because of …
The Left Front government in Tripura has announced to achieve open defecation free status for all the 1,118 villages of the sate under Swachh Bharat Mission in the coming financial year. Talking to the media Finance Minister Tapan Chakraborty said the state budget has made adequate allocation to ensure the …
