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 …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has conducted a detailed consultation with the farming community of six villages in Tawang district, bordering China to start horticulture farms under Tribal Development Fund (TDF) programme. Delhi Based NGO InsPIRE Network for Enviornment (INE) and Yuva Arunachal have prepared a proposal …
Shimla today became the 11th district of the state to be declared smoke-free under Section 4 of COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products - Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution - Act). Tribal Kinnaur district is the only one yet to become smoke-free. …
On 28 MAY, as the rest of Kerala was eagerly waiting for the monsoon rains, a distraught Veera Swami performed the last rites of his four-month- old son in Pagalayur village. It was the 28th infant death this year in the picturesque Attapadi hills populated by tribals in Palakkad district. …
The govt received flak from the Union ministry of Tribal Affairs, activists Faced with flak from the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and activists from Niyamgiri for its decision to limit gram sabhas to only 12 villages, the Odisha government is mulling to seek legal opinion over the possibility …
Forest diversion cases apply to 55 out of 59 working mines in state; these 55 lessees have achieved only partial diversion of their leasehold area Renewal of mining leases in Odisha is now fraught with a tough challenge following issue of new guidelines by Union ministry of environment & forests …
The Dongria and Kutia Kondh tribals of Niyamgiri want palli sabha or gram sabha in all the villages that are going to be affected by Vedanta Aluminium's (VAL) mining project. The tribals, under the Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS), will meet Orissa governor SC Jamir on June 13 to submit a …
BHOPAL: The population of Madhya Pradesh has increased by over a crore in the last 10 years. Currently at 7.2 crore, the population density of the state is about 230 per sq km which is much less than the national average. The state has a growth rate of about 20% …
The Odisha government's decision to hold gram sabhas in only 12 villages of Niyamgiri hill slopes to decide the fate of bauxite excavation there, has drawn flak from the Union ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA). In its latest missive to the state government, MoTA has said that limiting gram sabha …
The State government is planning a number of initiatives, including roping in women in tribal areas, to increase the production of millet in Tamil Nadu. Sources told City Express that millet was produced in nearly 18 districts of the State, but now only a handful of them produce the crop. …
RANCHI: At a time when there is 22.4% growth in the overall population in Jharkhand, that of the scheduled tribe, for whom the state was carved out of Bihar, has declined by 0.1%. The Primary Census Abstract 2011, released by the directorate of census operation on Friday, showed that total …
KORAPUT: With the Supreme Court leaving it to villagers to decide the fate of Vedanta's mining plan at Niyamgiri hills at gram sabhas, the anti-mining campaign at villages situated in and around Niyamgiri hills has gained momentum. Hundreds of tribals, including Dongria Kondhs, assembled at Rayagada's Parsali village on Sunday …
The Reserve Bank of India has directed all banks to maintain "no-frills accounts" - a bank account at zero balance - for 100% fi nancial inclusion so as to include all households under the ambit of the formal fi nancial sector. This study conducted in 2008 in Hooghly district of …
Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department is helping 18 villages in three districts to use the Forest Rights Act to exercise their control over tendu leaves. Eighteen villages in the Gadchiroli, Gondia and Amravati districts of Maharashtra have decided to collectively exercise their rights over tendu leaves this season under the Forest …
Following the Supreme Court judgment over bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Orissa last month, Union tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has written to Governor SC Jamir to invoke his special constitutional powers to stop the state government from allowing firms from getting into mining activities in the …
Hardly two months after the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary was classified as a tiger reserve by the Union environment ministry, three new roads being laid in the forest area has invited the wrath of green activists. They believe the roads will disrupt and disturb wildlife in the region. Interestingly, two of …
Beginning Wednesday the South Division of the Nilgiris Forest Department will operate special package tours to promote eco tourism in some of the scenic spots under its control. This follows the growing reputation of the areas as ‘must visit’ places. Speaking to The Hindu here on Tuesday, the District Forest …
The villages of the Dongriya Kondh tribals around Odisha’s Niyamgiri hills are likely to simmer again as the Centre and the state government along with civil society groups are planning to converge on the site for the proposed Vedanta bauxite mine. The Supreme Court order has left it to the …
Decision by Chavan comes after agitations by CPI(M), Kisan Sabha Responding to the agitations by the CPI(M) and the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the Maharashtra government has agreed to re-examine around two-lakh rejected claims of land rights made under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of …
The villages of Dongriya Kondh tribals around Odisha's Niyamgiri hills are set to become a flash point again, with the Centre and the state government along with civil society groups planning to converge on the site of the proposed Vedanta bauxite mine. Emboldened by the Supreme Court order, the villagers …
JAIPUR: The districts in Udaipur division have reported a significant decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR). Most of these divisions are tribal areas and were placed in the high-focused districts by the medical, health and family welfare department. According to the Annual Health Survey 2011-12 which was released in …
