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 …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Committee for C.R. of C.A.P. & Others Vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/09/2015 regarding grant citizenship to the Chakma and Hajong Tribals who migrated to India in 1964-1969 and were settled in the State of Arunachal …
Tribal organisations like Niyamgiri Suraksha Samity (NSS) and Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) are opposed to efforts of the Odisha government to start bauxite mining from Karlapat mines to save alumina refinery of Vedanta at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. The one million tonne capacity Lanjigarh refinery of Vedanta is facing severe …
BARIPADA: In a bid to free the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) from human interference, the forest authorities have this week shifted 35 families living in Jamunagarh village in the core area of the biosphere and rehabilitated them at Nabra, a new rehabilitation colony developed under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj …
With authorities ineffective, the 2,200-strong Ka’apor, in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, are taking on the illegal loggers with technology and direct action With bows, arrows, GPS trackers and camera traps, an indigenous community in northern Brazil is fighting to achieve what the government has long failed to do: halt …
KORAPUT: The infant mortality rate (IMR) has registered a fall in tribal-dominated Koraput district after introduction of the National Rural Health Mission. The District Welfare Department (DSW), entrusted with spreading awareness and providing logistical support to pregnant women in rural areas, has also has its share in it, officials said. …
- Manipur district under curfew Imphal: Seven persons have been killed in Churachandpur district since last night while protesting against amendment to the Manipur land law, prompting the administration to impose curfew till 5am tomorrow. While three protesters died in police firing today, four died during last night's arson and …
The worst wildfire season in Washington state history could be particularly devastating to the people who have lived here between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains since long before the region became part of the United States. Like other communities in the rural hills and valleys here, the Confederated …
Bihar's public distribution system used to be one of the worst in India, but the system has improved significantly from 2011 onwards. The National Food Security Act, backed early on by the political leadership, enabled the state to include the bulk of the rural population in this improved system. However, …
India is one of the frontrunners in the globe, where a forest policy has been in vogue since long ago. The tribal rights were very much respected during the British regime. The written documents on forest policy were revised twice for protection of forests in 1952 and 1988 by the …
The NDA government's rewrite of the land bill, though slammed for being “anti-farmer“, attempts to correct more than 50 drafting and typographical errors, omissions and contradictions that actually defeat the law's “pro-poor“ intent by denying farmers and tribals benefits of fair and enhanced compensation. Apart from political battles over consent …
The rural health care infrastructure in the country is not sufficient to meet the current population norm, according to Rural Health Statistics 2014-15 released by the government. The figures of rural health infrastructure in tribal areas indicate that there is a shortfall of 6,796 sub-centers, 1,267 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) …
Despite incessant rains, several tribals under the banner of the CPI (M) demonstrated before the Thuamul Rampur tehsil office in Kalahandi district of Odisha on Wednesday to protest against their patta land being handed over to Utkal Alumina of Aditya Birla group, without their consent. The agitators were led by …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on states lagging in implementing FRA 2006, 12/08/2015. The major States, which are low performing in implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA in short) as compared to the States with satisfactory progress, are Kerala, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Development of Forest Villages, 11/08/2015. The forest dwellers including tribals play an important role in the protection, conservation and development of forest. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs had implemented a programme for development of forest villages from 2005-06 to 2011-12, as a one-time measure …
Taking strong exception to the proposed mining of colour granite at Bodikondalu, tribals of Budharavada panchayat in Parvathipuram mandal have warned of intensifying stir, if the authorities go ahead with the plan. The government has sanctioned the lease for mining colour granite in 30 hectares to the Hyderabad-based M/s Pokarna …
The World Bank has unveiled a set of new social and environmental rules for its 188 member nations to receive financial assistance. According to the World Bank, the draft framework, under discussion for several years, represents "a major step forward" for the development lender that strengthens its protection of the …
Rain water use efficiency (RWUE) is the assessment of a rainfed cropping system’s capacity to convert water into plant biomass or grain. Comparison of RWUE of various crops grown under traditional tribal farming system and its performance in drought year will give an insight for prioritization of crops grown in …
The statement of the tribal affairs ministry is contrary to its position stated repeatedly over the past year Whether consent from tribal village councils is essential before using forests could hinge on a case being heard by the National Green Tribunal on the Thoubal multipurpose dam project, which has been …
Scores of Native American demonstrators protested at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday against a proposed $6 billion copper mine in Arizona at a site that members of the Apache tribe say is sacred. Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe began a cross-country caravan to Washington this month to persuade …
The company waited about a decade to acquire land for the proposed 12-million-tonnes-a-year steel plant, owing to opposition from local tribal groups. South Korean steelmaker Posco could scrap plans for a $12-billion project it had agreed to set up in Odisha a decade ago, following a new law that makes …
