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 …
Governor of Maharashtra, K Sankaranarayanan, who was in the city on Monday, called for a single line of administration, proper coordination among various departments, monitoring and effective implementation of existing schemes to reduce the incidence of malnutrition in the scheduled tribal areas of the state. He advised the state government …
A bench extended the time till August 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the time for gram sabhas in Odisha to decide on allowing mining in the mineral-rich regions of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts where Vedanta proposes to set up an alumina refinery and other projects. A bench extended …
Water contamination in flood-affected panchayats of Abujhmarh in Narainpur district of south Chhattisgarh may result in a huge death toll, it is feared. The secretary of one of the affected panchayats, Kamluram Netam, has told journalists of Narainpur that several panchayats of the area are “severely affected and the death …
Decision of palli sabha crucial for running one million tonne of alumina refinery plant of VAL at Niyamgiri foot hills Tribals of Lakhapadar village in Rayagada district voted against the plan to mine bauxite on Niyamgiri hills, making it the 10th gram sabha to reject the proposal. Earlier nine gram …
The latest survey by sickle Cell Disease Project in Attappady found that over 20 per cent of the 33,120-strong tribal population is affected by the dreaded genetic disorder of sickle cell anaemia. The latest survey conducted in June 2013 by the Agali Community Health Centre and the five Public Health …
When it came into existence in 2000, Jharkhand had promised several benefits to its tribal population. But welfare of the tribals, especially on the healthcare front, has not been up to the mark. Data collected from various central government studies reveal that the tribals suffer from anaemia, malnourishment, do not …
This article looks into the implementation of the Forest Rights Act based on a critical review of literature. Besides examining the process of implementation of the Act, it also attempts an overview of the issues involved and the challenges ahead.
Tribals in Rayagada district dashed Vedanta Alumina's hopes of mining the Niyamgiri hills further after the ninth pallisabha at Lamba village of the district on Thursday unanimously rejected the idea. Braving intermittent rain, the 38 voters in the remote village of Lamba told the officials that under no circumstances would …
Vedanta is unlikely to get clearance to mine Niyamgiri hills to feed its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha. With a majority of the selected villages rejecting the state's proposal to allow bauxite mining in the area, the Union environment ministry is likely to stick to its guns and hold …
The State Government on Wednesday decided to provide pipe water supply to 1,048 tribal villages in the next three years. The decision was taken at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Government will make a budgetary provision of Rs100 crore for the project which …
Vedanta may have look for an alternative mining site to feed its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha as its plan to mine Niyamgiri hills in the state may not get the Union environment ministry's nod amid strong protests from villagers. Government sources indicated that since eight of the 12 …
Madhya Pradesh officials once again tried to mislead the 12-member committee formed by the Union ministry of forest and environment for translocation of Gir lions. During a key meeting held in Delhi on Monday, members of the committee were told by MP officials that villagers living within the sanctuary area …
When the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, announced the formation of the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP), popularly known as Justice Srikrishna Committee (SKC), the proponents of Telangana Statehood received it with a healthy dose of skepticism. But, the optimist in them overtook …
Even as Vedanta Resources mining plans in the Niyamgiri hills hang fire, a look at the Forest Rights Act and the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, or PESA, of 1996, show the necessity of prior recommendation from gram sabhas or the panchayats before grant of licence or mining …
Sourcing bauxite from other states to add Rs 600 cr to cost. In what could be a jolt for Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, the fate of the beleaguered proposal to mine bauxite in Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills was sealed on Monday, with the seventh of the 12 gram sabhas — at Phuldumer …
Vedanta Aluminium Limited belonging to London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc appears to have received a setback on Monday with the rejection of the proposal by tribal people at all gram sabhas held in Odisha to find out whether mining bauxite ore in Niyamigir hills was an infringement of religious, community, cultural …
Vedanta Resources Plc's plans to mine bauxite to feed its alumina refinery in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have suffered a blow after a majority of local residents voted against mining around the hills they consider sacred. Failure to source bauxite from within the state might force the London-listed …
The tribals of Niyamgiri hills on Monday unanimously rejected the proposal of bauxite mining in the seventh gram sabha held at Phuldumer village in Kalahandi district. The vote of the Dangaria, Kutia and Jharnia tribes against mining in the hills was a major jolt to the Vedanta Company which had …
The Centre has decided to order an inquiry into the diversion of tribal forest land for coal mining in Mahan region of Madhya Pradesh where mass forgery of villagers’ signatures to attain approvals for land acquisition has come to light. Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo confirmed to The Tribune …
Under the thick canopy of a peepal tree, beside the road that winds to Pallur Ooru in Attapady in the Western Ghats, is a small tribal burial ground. There are no tombstones to mark the graves and on closer look one sees tiny mounds where the mud has been disturbed. …
