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 …
Gram sabhas held in 12 villages in Jul-Aug 2013 as per an order of the SC had unanimously voted against the project State-run mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is making a renewed attempt to mine bauxite on top of the Niyamgiri hill range, a proposal that was nixed by …
Indigenous Peoples' right to give or withhold consent to development projects that affect their natural resources and ways of life has become stronger thanks to a new manual that guides development actors in designing and implementing such projects. The Manual on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) outlines essential ways …
In Nagaland, three species (Tetragonula irridipenis, Tetragonula laviceps and Lophotrigona canifrons) of stingless bees were observed; however, most of the beekeepers were rearing T. irridipenis. Stingless bees were found to prefer low light, high humidity, and stenothermal climatic conditions with diverse abundant flora. The traditional colony capture method of terrestrial …
This research was carried out with the Adi and Galo tribes of East Siang and West Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India to understand fishing methods employed by them using stones and boulders occurring in the river beds of small tributaries of the Siang River in the study area. The …
MYSURU: Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) president Maruthi Manapade said that the government should drop the idea of implementing both the Kasturirangan and Madhav Gadgil committee reports. Mahapade said that the previous UPA government and the present NDA government in the name of protecting Western Ghats is evicting tribals from …
BHOPAL: Health minister Rustam Singh said that death of eight to 10 children due to malnutrition in Sheopur had occurred over a period of four to five months. Talking to TOI after his visit to Golipura village of Sheopur from where malnutrition deaths have been reported, he said, "Tribals told …
The 2016 Rural Development Report focuses on inclusive rural transformation as a central element of the global efforts to eliminate poverty and hunger, and build inclusive and sustainable societies for all. It analyses global, regional and national pathways of rural transformation, and suggests four categories into which most countries and …
Some of the world's leading conservation groups are violating the rights of indigenous people by backing projects that oust them from their ancestral homes in the name of environmental preservation, a top UN expert said this week, according to AFP. UN special rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz's latest report documents killings, evictions …
Runs contrary to party and Rahul Gandhi's pro-tribal pitch The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the consent powers of tribals under the Forest Rights Act. The move could take the sheen off the Congress central leadership’s recent attempts to burnish its …
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries will be unable to meet their climate change pledges unless they secure land rights for people living in the world's tropical forests, indigenous leaders told an international conference of regional governors meeting in Mexico. Regional government officials from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, …
Cheruvayal Raman, a tribal farmer, has helped in conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds heruvayal Raman, a tribal farmer at Kammana, near Mananthavadi, has bagged the National Plant Genome Saviour Award instituted by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Authority, India, for his lifetime engagement in protecting genetic …
VELLORE: Soon, the Amirthi forest range would find a spot in the map of eco-tourism in the state. To attract nature lovers and promote eco-tourism in the Amirthi forest Range located on the northern side of the Jawadhu Hills, the forest department has constructed solar-powered eco-huts for tourists to stay …
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday attacked NDA ally Ajsu-P over the latter's comment on JMM president Shibu Soren and his son Hemant. JMM general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya and central spokesperson Vinod Pandey accused Ajsu-P of doing politics of self-interest in the light of the ongoing statewide protests against ordinance …
Bolivia’s TIPNIS Highway, which would have bisected a national park and remote indigenous lands, was to be largely financed by BNDES, Brazil’s development bank. Instead, the project met with intense protests from indigenous groups and environmentalists, and was abandoned. The highway project was cancelled in 2011 before BNDES had contributed …
According to Survival International, fires are “raging” in Awá territory on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon and “threatening to wipe out uncontacted members of the Awá tribe.” Small groups of Guajajara Indians, the Awá’s neighbors in the Amazon, reportedly battled the blaze for days without the assistance of government …
The tribals, who are residing inside the forest for generations and are protecting the forest for years, are yet to get a permanent place to dwell. The district has 154 tribal colonies (Haadis) with a population of more than 14,000 people. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest …
Five-member team of environmental experts make impact assessment study Members of a sub-committee appointed by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change (MoEF) on Thursday inspected the project site for Bhadradri (4 x 270 MW) thermal power station at Manuguru. A …
They came without warning, forcing people from their homes with no time to collect their possessions. A deaf old man was attacked when he didn’t hear the orders to leave. Then the houses were burned to the ground. More than 200 families, all from the indigenous Ogiek minority, were evicted …
Preliminary draft of the law which will replace the Wildlife Protection Act has been prepared and shared between select officials The Union environment, forests and climate change ministry is set to revamp two laws that govern India’s forests and wildlife, and have a direct bearing on tribal rights. While a …
