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 environmental movement is based on the idea that people do not want something bad in their vicinity: not in my backyard, or Nimby The environmental movement is based on the idea that people do not want something bad in their vicinity: not in my backyard, or Nimby. This concept …
State government transfers all rights of minor forest produce and major timber to forest management committees The Centre’s efforts to ensure economic empowerment of tribals in forest areas received a fillip with the Maharashtra government’s order to bring all joint forest management committees under the control of gram sabhas. The …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has taken up the Maa Thota scheme in Andhra Pradesh to improve the lot of tribal families, and it has made impressive strides so far, according to Mr K.V.S.S.L.V Prasada Rao, its Assistant General Manager. At a press meet here on …
The State government should adopt a need-based approach on the allocation of funds for tribal areas instead of population-based, according to Rameshwar Oraon, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). After discussions with senior officials of the government, the NCST chief told The Hindu that the tribal areas in the …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday claimed that the governments that disrespect the rights of tribals living in the forest, themselves are encroachers on forest lands and that enactment of Forest Rights Act (FAR) reinforces the right of the tribals living there. “Tribals have not encroached on the forest …
The personnel of the Forest Department and the Police on Friday evicted a group of tribespeople, owing allegiance to the pro-Bharatiya Janata Party Kerala Adivasi Sangh (KAS), who had encroached upon 5 hectares of vested forests at Vattoli in the Periya Forest range under the North Wayanad Forest Division. 52 …
The possession of 218 acres of agricultural land in Nagri, 15km from capital Ranchi for establishment of IIM, IIIT and NUSRL campuses by the district administration of Ranch has taken a violent turn on Wednesday when villagers armed with bamboo poles and iron rods clashed with the police that continued …
The land at the centre of the agitation that led to a lathicharge on Wednesday in Nagri, on the outskirts of Ranchi, has been the subject of dispute for 55 years. The only thing that has changed is what the government proposes to do with the 227 acres it claims …
The Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with a view to protecting the indigenous people. A Bench of Justices G. S. Singhvi and S. J. Mukhopadhaya on Monday upheld an October 30, …
SHILLONG: The Social Organizations of Meghalaya Against Land Alienation (SOMALA) has held the Government responsible for alienation of tribal lands. “This large scale alienation of land belonging to the indigenous people is against the letter and spirit of the Sixth Schedule,” SOMALA Convener W Anthony told reporters here on Tuesday. …
KOLKATA, 3 JULY: Plots belonging to the tribals in north Bengal have been occupied by non-tribals but the state backward classes welfare department is unable to restore them because of legal complications coming in the way. According to an official of the department, land in Jalpaiguri and Malda and few …
AHMEDABAD: Three public buildings in the city will use solar power to meet their daily energy needs by the end of the year. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will have its south zone office in Maninagar, Memco sports complex and west zone office in Usmanpura using rooftop solar power. The purpose is …
Flow of the river is its master variable which affects many other variables like water quality, sedimentation, biodiversity, etc. Dams profoundly affect this natural flow. Unfortunately, in India there are very few studies which systematically analyse impacts of a dam on a river and its biodiversity in the pre and …
While relationships between indigenous groups and protected areas have been extensively documented internationally, research on Native Americans and US National Parks is surprisingly sparse. Based on in-depth interviews with Blackfeet Indians, this article examines the complex contemporary relationship between the Blackfeet and Glacier National Park. According to the Blackfeet, tribal …
Development aggression through state, public-private partnerships and corporate projects – large dams, mines, logging, plantations, national parks... and the like – are displacing millions of indigenous peoples from their lands and territories... their traditional sources of subsistence, distinct cultures and ways of life. Indigenous peoples in their resource-rich lands are …
This study aims at consolidating information on Community Forest Right (CFR) status and issues in different states in India collected from groups and organizations working in the states including the lessons from the March 2012 consultation, in order to understand the ground level situation regarding their implementation and to provide …
India’s natural wealth risks turning into a curse if the proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill fails to address extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and weak rule of law in mining regions. Oxfam India and the network of civil society organizations in India, ‘mines, minerals & PEOPLE’, urges decision …
The MGNREGA, the flagship rural employment scheme of the Government of India, was launched in February 2006. It is perhaps the largest and most ambitious social security and public works programme in the world. Six years after its implementation, the basic principles and high potential of the MGNREGA are well …
This document published by Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation cell, Goverment of Gujarat is a comprehensive compilation of major statistical facts about various aspects of forest. It also contains details of wildlife sanctuaries & national parks in the state. This document has attempted to compile most of the major statistical …
