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 …
The govt notification should be withdrawn and the people should be given free hand to conduct the gram sabhas With the dates for holding of gram sabhas in villages on the Niyamgiri hill slopes approaching, various social organisations opposing the bauxite mining project there have intensified their protest over the …
Tribal affairs ministry’s advice to include more villages ignored The Odisha government will conduct gram sabhas in 12 villages of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts between July 18 and August 19 to decide fate of the proposed bauxite mining for Vedanta atop Niyamgiri hills despite objections by the union tribal affairs …
While the government has allocated 14 of the 17 coal blocks for auction last week to public sector units, a Greenpeace India report points out that at least eight of them are in dense forest areas with tribal villages, endangered species, rivers and other water bodies. According to the report, …
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is moving towards finalising the draft National Tribal Policy, hanging fire since it was conceptualised in 2006, to address development concerns of the Scheduled Tribes in an integrated manner. Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo told The Indian Express that he plans to convene …
Dengue Cases Also On The Rise In The Region With three more children dying in the last two days, the number of malnutrition related deaths in Attappadi became 33 this year. A five-day-old infant from Annavayai and a one-monthold infant from Naikarpadi village died two days ago. An eight year …
Will decide the fate of bauxite extraction from the ecologically sensitive hills The Odisha government has decided to go ahead with its previous decision to hold gram sabhas in 12 villages on the Niyamgiri hill slopes in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts to decide the fate of bauxite extraction from the …
Ignoring objections by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the Odisha government on Friday announced dates for conducting Gram Sabhas in 12 villages of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts to decide fate of the proposed bauxite mining for Vedanta atop Niyamgiri Hills. “We have decided to hold Gram Sabha in 12 …
The AG is likely to give his comments on the matter in a couple of days The Odisha tribal affairs department has consulted the state advocate general (AG) on the possibility of expanding purview of gram sabhas to decide the fate of bauxite excavation atop Niyamgiri hills. The AG is …
Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for the period ending 30th June, 2013.
Union tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo on Friday accused the Odisha government of colluding with Vedanta Group to push its controversial bauxite mining project and suppressing the rights of affected Scheduled Tribes in the state. He wrote a strongly-worded letter to Governor S C Jamir on June 21, …
Kolkata: A number of threatened and rare wildlife species, including leopards, are vanishing from Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro Valley as a result of rampant hunting by the indigenous Apatani tribe, a survey has revealed. A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India recently surveyed the hunting practices by the …
A study published by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in 2004 had warned the government against the “destruction of traditional tribal agriculture that ensured food security to the tribespeople in the Attappady Hills.” The study, titled ‘Withering Valli: Alienation, degradation and enslavement of tribal women in Attappady’, by Mariamma …
On 25 May, the ghastly Naxal attack on a convoy of Congress leaders in Darbha, Chhattisgarh, jolted political leaders across the spectrum. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh — who has been driving the development agenda in the tribal areas and is known to advocate a more empathetic response to …
The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologies (SGAT), a body of pro-mining lobbyists, today said that the bauxite mining project at Niyamgiri Hill in Kalahandi district will not affect the lifestyle and cultural rights of tribals living in the area. "There is no habitation or cultivation on top of the …
The infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) in 11 Maoist-hit districts including the Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput (KBK) region were alarming, Union health secretary Keshav Desiraju said. Balangir tops IMR, among the 11 districts, with 98 per 1,000 live births followed by Kandhamal at 86 against the state average of …
Even as State Government is facing opposition over conducting Gram Sabhas to decide the mining in Niyamgiri hills, Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) has batted for permitting mining in the region. With more than adequate safeguards provided for protection of environment, forest, rights and traditions of the tribal …
Alleging that dust particles released by Toshali cement factory situated at Koraput's Ampabali under Pottangi block is polluting the atmosphere, tribals locked the factory for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. Over 500 villagers of Ampabali and Golur panchayat have sat on a dharna in front of the company's main …
Located about 25 km from the city in Anaikatti hillock, a highland in the Western Ghats where even the most essential of commodities is supplied only once a day, is a multi-specialty hospital that is providing healthcare, round-the-clock, completely free-of-cost to the tribal population of two States. Established as an …
Bhubaneswar : Seventeen years after Parliament passed the PESA Act that empowers tribal society to take control of their own resources, the Orissa government has finally decided to make necessary changes to the Act to implement it in the state. The Panchayat (Extension to Schedule Areas) Act covers tribal areas …
Industry’s demand for a predictable and more structured forest clearance system could soon be a reality. An environment ministry committee has recommended improvements to the forest clearance and monitoring of clearance conditions takes place. The committee has described “monitoring” as the “weakest link” in the “entire forest clearance process”. It …
