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 …
While the Union Government led by Naredra Modi has embarked upon a target of setting up two lakh toilets for women in 5,000 villages under a Mahatma Gandhi Clean India Programme, use of toilets in Odisha is very poor and the State deserves more attention in this regard, feels a …
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 …
Una sizzles at 45ºC after 25 years Lower hills of Himachal reeled under a heat wave with Una sizzling at 45 degree Celsius after a lapse of 25 years. The mercury had touched 45ºC in Una in June 1989. The heat wave has hit normal life in lower areas and …
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 …
Hundreds of tribals along with green activists from different parts of the country gathered at Reckong Peo town of Kinnaur district on Thursday to discuss the destruction caused by hydro power projects in the state. While the government is going ahead with allocation of projects in the tribal areas, residents …
RAIPUR: When it comes to population growth, while Chhattisgarh has taken over its mother state, Madhya Pradesh, registering a growth rate of 22.59%, as compared to 20.30% of the latter, the population growth has declined in the Naxalite affected areas of the state in the last decade (2001-2011). According to …
SHIMLA: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) adopting a tough stand on protecting the fragile ecology of 13,050-feet high Rohtang pass, residents of Lahaul-Spiti, who have been brought under the ambit of permit system for crossing the mountain pass, are demanding that it (NGT) design measures to regulate tourism in …
In a bid to control drop out from schools in the tribal belt of the state, Rajasthan Government on Thursday said it would open 325 new government sponsored mother and child care centres on a pattern similar to ‘Anganwadi’. The state Minister for Tribal Area Development Nandlal Meena said the …
On paper, much done to restore traditional tribal rights but govt prerogative & industry interests are a formidable barrier Since March, denying tribals their legal rights over forests invites imprisonment for up to five years under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Manmohan Singh …
National Green Tribunal schedules hearing in Shimla on May 29 Backed by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), tribals, including NGOs and hoteliers, have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking a complete exemption from “permits” to cross the 13,050 foot-high Rohtang Pass for people of Lahaul-Spiti, Pangi, Leh …
Visakhapatnam: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre would try to put economy on track as promised, but the model of development of the new regime could prove to be disastrous for the environment, fear environmentalists. Extremely critical of the 'Gujarat model of development', JV Ratnam of Green Climate said: …
The indigenous inhabitants of Margaritas Copón, Guatemala, have survived for more than 100 years by cultivating the land along the Chixoy and Copán rivers with virtually no assistance from the state. The isolated community, close to the Mexican border, has no health clinic, electricity or secondary school, and can only …
A 2010 survey conducted by the Scheduled Tribes Development Department had found that nearly half of the total deaths in the ST communities over the previous five years were premature or unnatural. The department recently prepared a state-level socio-economic status report based on the survey data which is yet to …
Members of Paschima Ghatta Samrakshana Horata Vedike (Western Ghats Protection Forum) will hold talks with people residing in the vicinity of the Ghats to raise their voice against the government’s decision to dilute the Kasturirangan report for implementation. The Vedike wants the government to implement the Madhav Gadgil report. Speaking …
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 deluge of storage dams constructed by hydropower developers in the tribal Kinnaur district of Himachal, bordering Tibet, has not only caused damage to the ecosystem, but also threatened the rich culture of tribals. The century-old traditions and distinct cultural identity of tribal people which sustained the ecology and environment …
The ecologically fragile tribal areas of Kinnaur are facing disaster with hydropower projects coming up in the area, posing a threat to the environment, rivers, security and ethnic identity and culture of tribals. Fear and anxiety is writ large on the faces of Kinnauris who rue that the issue has …
Tribals in three polling stations of Jasrath in the Pattan valley, Karpat and Challing in the Miyar valley have announced boycott of elections tomorrow in protest against the failure of successive governments to provide teachers, a bridge and a link road to their respective villages in the snow-bound Miyar and …
In India there is an increasing trend in hypertension prevalence among the general population. Studies have shown that tribal populations in India are also experiencing this burden. The aim was to estimate the pooled prevalence of primary hypertension among adult tribal populations of India. Original Source
