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Kagaz mitao, Adhikaar churao: Rahul Gandhi's new slogan against BJP over "missing" forest rights titles in ChhattisgarhCongress MP Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP of disenfranchising Bahujans by manipulating voter lists and erasing Adivasi forest rights, pa...
A President of tribal origin is great news for the tribes of IndiaComprising 700 disparate groups spread over a population of 10.45 crores, the recent national family health survey (NFHS V) data is reveali...
Government committed to development, empowerment of tribal communities: Prakash JavadekarIn an event, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs jointly decided to ensure the implementation of the Forest Righ...
Guj Assembly: BJP, Congress spar over terms used for tribalsState Tribal Welfare minister Ganpat Vasava said these words had been used since ages and even the previous Congress governments in the sta...
Tribal tours: Exploring the unexplored Chhattisgarh, North East & RajasthanMake use of upcoming long weekend to acquaint yourself with the indigenous people in our country.
SC to hear Centre's plea seeking stay on possible eviction of tribals, forest dwellersThe apex court was dealing with a batch of petitions on the issue that were filed for over a period since 2006.
Give 2.5 Acres, Rs 15 lakh to tribals displaced for tigers: NCSTNCST secretary Raghav Chandra told ET, “NCST has recommended to the ministry of environment to enhance compensation and mandatorily give la...
Draft Forest Policy 2018 overlooks role of gram sabha say farmers groups, activists
No tribal to be evicted from tiger reserves: PanelNCST has clamped down on any displacement of tribals from critical wildlife areas and critical tiger reserves.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath's Diwali gift for Vantangiyas; 5 villages declared revenue villagesThe chief minister distributed sweets, fruits and textbooks to the children and wheelchairs to the differently- abled Vantangiyas.
Just 3% forest area under community governance: StudyMillions of forest dwellers in the country still do not have rights to conserve forests or access to forest resources. Ten years after the ...
Modi model or RSS, a catch-22 situation for Fadnavis government over 'Village Forest Rules'The Sangh Parivar has opposed the Devendra Fadnavis administration's attempt to take over control of forests and the lucrative trade of non...
Gujjars demand extension of Forest Rights Act to J&K"A delegation of tribal community members under the banner of TRCF had met Governor N N Vohra a few days ago and sought his intervention in...
- Is the Forest Rights Act being implemented well?
The FRA is one of the three rights-based legislations passed by UPA1 -- along with the National Rural Employment Guarentee Act (NREGA) and ...
Not force but inclusive growth can undercut the Maoist support baseFor the diverse country that India is, the only sustainable growth possible is inclusive growth. And that has to cover the most vulnerable ...
Supreme Court's decision on Niyamgiri mining to limit locals’ say in land diversionThis will make it difficult for the govt to move ahead with its plans to limit the say of gram sabhas in diversion of forestland for indust...
- Supreme Court's decision on Vedanta's Niyamgiri mining to hit government plans
This will make it difficult for the government to move ahead with its plans to limit the say of gram sabhas in diversion of forestland for ...
- None to protect tribal rights in panel on forest resources
Ministries of environment and forests and tribal affairs have jointly set up a 10-member committee to study and assess the impact of Forest...
- Tribals get more say over forests at last
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill to give triba...
- RTI battle over, activists train their guns on Tribal Bill now
Even as the fate of the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005, known as the Tribal Bill, remains uncertain for want of...