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 …
...Implementation of the Act has totally failed in Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim in terms of no claims for land titles received till July 30, 2013 Though the State of Assam has implemented the Forest Rights Act, 2006 to give land rights to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) and other traditional …
The mystery disease which has killed several hundred chickens in many parts of Manipur has spread in Tamenglong district in an alarming way, reports said. Tribal activists and some organisations in the district are demanding intervention of the government veterinarians to save the chicken. Most of the domesticated indigenous chickens …
This high-level panel report on the socio-economic status of the 700-odd tribal communities of the country kept under cover since May 2014 when it was submitted to the NDA government is exclusively available here. Download, read and find more...
The Adivasi women of Moticher village in Surat district have knocked on every door with their complaints. They want easy access to water, jobs for the youth and schools for their children. With none willing to lend a ear, they have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections. About 25 …
Four years since report on encroachments in Attappady. Though it has been four years since the High Power Committee headed by the Chief Secretary found that 85.21 acres of tribal land was encroached upon at Attappady and sold to windmill companies, action has not been initiated either against the officials …
Regular incidents of forest fire in Koraput and Jeypore divisions have led to large scale destruction of green cover and wildlife and also exposed the authorities’ failure in preventing the tribals from practising rituals which are suspected to be the cause of this colossal loss. As part of their Chaitra …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday sought replies from Mahan Coal limited, a subsidiary of Essar Power and Hindalco, on a plea saying that a recent order approving diversion of 967 hectares of forest land in Madhya Pradesh is in violation of forest and environment laws. …
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 …
Tribal villages around the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve have come forward to join hands with the State Forest department in its fight against poaching and timber smuggling in the National park. The Forest department, in association with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), has launched a special drive in …
South Korean steel major Posco’s mining prospect in Khandadhar hills of Sundargarh district could meet the same fate as that of Vedanta whose attempts to mine in the Niyamgiri hills were unsuccessful. Sources said though Posco has approached the Project Monitoring Group of the Central Government to expedite mining proposal …
Both mainstream and fringe political outfits who contested in the recently held general and Assembly elections showed any seriousness in implementation of historic acts such as Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA), Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 and protection of Land Rights in tribal areas, said Campaign for …
Located deep in the Dudhwa National Tiger Reserve, barely 10 km west of the Gauri-Phanta checkpost along the India-Nepal border, Nijhota village has little relevance on the political map of Uttar Pradesh. The last village on Indian soil along the international borders, Nijhota has seen little political activity this poll …
Hundreds of tribal miners working at the green marble mines in Rishabdeo have decided not to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming general elections. This unanimous decision came after the green marble association allegedly failed to honor its commitment as assured in a recent meeting with the miners who …
Rajkot: Forest department has issued eviction notices to traditional saltpan workers in Little Rann of Kutch, asking them to vacate the wild ass sanctuary in the next seven days. Alleging that this will affect the voting by saltpan workers spread over the four districts of Rajkot, Surendranagar, Patan and Kutch, …
While the rest of Kerala went to polling booths on Thursday to become part of world’s largest democratic process, over 340 electorates from the particularly vulnerable tribal group of Kadar in Vazhachal hamlet inside Athirappilly forests have boycotted the election, mainly seeking clarity on the move to revive a controversial …
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts …
A joint statement issued by a number of movements, conservation NGOs and experts in conservation biology against the application filed in the Supreme Court against the Forest Rights Act.
In January of this year an application was filed in the Supreme Court in an ongoing case (Wildlife First and Ors. vs. Union of India and Ors.) that seeks to have the Forest Rights Act declared unconstitutional. In their most recent application, the petitioners - Praveen Bhargav of Wildlife First, …
A crucial gram sabha is being organised by the local tribal population to decide the fate of the Mahan forests in Madhya Pradesh. This gram sabha will be along the lines of the gram sabhas held in the Niyamgiri hills, which had said no to bauxite mining. These ancients forests …
The elders of Malakand Agency and Bajaur Agency’s Barang tribe on Wednesday decided to resolve the longstanding dispute on the ownership of a local chromite mine by dialogue. The decision was made during by a jirga here, where dozens of tribal elders from the two sides, Bajaur Agency political agent …
