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 …
Thirty Girijans from eight villages in Visakha Agency where the government is proposing to take up bauxite mining, have been warned by the CPI (Maoist)’s east division committee to come out of the bauxite rehabilitation committees and support the local people’s struggle against bauxite mining. They and their families would …
Aizawl: Mizoram has the highest number of rural residents without land among the tribals in Northeast India. According to the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011, a whopping 80 per cent of the state’s Mizoram’s rural dwellers are landless, compared to the national average of 56 per cent of villagers without …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Themrie Tuithung & Ors Vs State of Manipur & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding Mapithel dam project in Manipur. Ritwick Dutta, Advocate appearing for the applicants has requested for the grant of an injunction on the ground …
The provisional socio-economic data for Rural India has been released. The survey has been completed in all the 640 districts. It is provisional as the final lists are being uploaded in some districts after addressing all the objections received. It is being released as its use in evidence based planning …
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 …
In a context of rapid growth, an increasing proportion of minorities and indigenous peoples are now living in urban areas. But while they offer the possibility of greater freedoms, improved livelihoods and more equitable opportunities, cities often magnify existing patterns of discrimination and insecurity. This year's edition of State of …
In August 2010 the FAO adopted a policy on indigenous and tribal peoples in order to ensure the relevance of its efforts to respect, include, and promote indigenous people’s related issues in its general work. This publication is an outcome of a regional consultation held in Bangkok, Thailand in November …
Reiterating his commitment to frame a new Forest Policy that will primarily focus on environmental conservation, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today described stemming the loss of biodiversity as one of the biggest challenges for the Government. He said time has come to rethink our relationship with environment by looking …
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 …
BERHAMPUR: The claims of the Central and State Governments notwithstanding, safe drinking water remains a distant dream for many in Ganjam district. A case in point is Ekagharia village under Jagannathprasad block. In the last three years, nine persons of the village have died due to renal failure caused by …
Women tribal farmers are helming many community managed automatic weather stations at various agro-ecological zones here that could be game changers for the region in providing timely and accurate forecasts and ensuring food and nutrition security. Of the seven automatic weather stations in the hill ranges here, four are run …
With the onset of monsoon, the forest department has come up with a two-pronged plan to counter deforestation on Kharghar hills and prevent unplanned tree hacking by local tribals. A massive plantation drive will be undertaken on the hills to cover the barren patches caused due to quarrying activities and …
Dongria Kondh tribals in Kalahandi and Ryagada districts on Wednesday demanded a complete withdrawal of the Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) from the area since the Palli Sabhas held under the directive of the Supreme Court had already given their verdict against mining of bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills. Dongria Kondh …
PANAJI: As part of its efforts towards environment sustainability in Goa, Vedanta Limited has undertaken a drive to plant sapling as well as a cleanliness drive at its Bicholim mine, which is operated by its iron ore mining arm. The company also distributed solar lanterns to tribal communities "We hope …
Efforts to prevent deforestation, protect indigenous communities and help smallholders overlook the rich vein of criminality in the plantation sector Throughout Indonesia, a vast archipelago draped across the equator, a human rights crisis simmers. Over the past two decades, indigenous communities have seen the government hand their land over to …
With the process having been initiated to allot Khandadhar iron ore reserve through the auction route, tribals residing in hilly terrains in Odisha’s Sundagarh district have announced that they will continue their resistance, which will be similar to their protest against the earlier proposal of handing over the reserve to …
Tribal villages of Sukinda block and Badachana block in Jajpur district are facing acute water scarcity since the month of April. Since temperature is going up, the problem will be compounded. The villages like Dubikhala, Mangalpur, Ambadula, Lembu , Rankia, Bandhaga, Bamanagar, Pimpudia, Kharadi, Kaliapani and Chingudiapal, etc with a …
KOKRAJHAR: Massive deforestation and illegal encroachment are taking place in all important reserve forests in BTC region but the concerned department has miserably failed to protect the forest and its valuable resources. The department has also failed to protect the forest land from illegal encroachment. Forest department officials, as alleged …
The present paper attempts to evaluate the economic conditions of the farm households of Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region. The district has reported an increasing number of suicides during the period of Jan. to Dec. 2011.This is in a striking contrast with other districts of Vidarbha in which suicide rates …
As Cambodia’s tree cover recedes due to legal and illegal logging, people who live off the forests gathered in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to brainstorm ways to improve the fledgling green economy and increase the chances of preserving their local environments. The forum organized by the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange …
