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India leads consensus on future of agriculture as BRICS adopts historic Indore declarationThe declaration outlines several landmark decisions aimed at strengthening food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture, ag...
Greenland's independence champion despised Denmark. Trump changed his mindAs Greenland grapples with its quest for independence, a wave of rethinking has emerged. The persistent calls from US President Donald Trum...
Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in MexicoElderly residents like Maria Cabrera are forced to flee their homes in Tula, Mexico, due to escalating cartel violence. Drone attacks and b...
A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...
Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
Canada is facing its own Brexit moment — Alberta separatists just hit a massive referendum milestone, and Ottawa has a very big problemAlberta separatists say they have enough signatures. The number is striking. Nearly 302,000 names submitted. The legal threshold was 178,00...
Quote of the day from American author Margaret Mead: ‘Children must be taught how to think, not what to think’.Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead's legacy emphasizes teaching children to think critically, not what to think. Her research in Samoa a...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hints at eviction drive targeting non-indigenous settlers on Guwahati forest landAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a survey of non-indigenous residents on Guwahati forest land. An eviction drive is plann...
Adhere to ILP in Aadhaar issuance to prevent unauthorized settlements: Former Manipur CM N Biren SinghFormer Manipur CM N. Biren Singh stresses Aadhaar issuance must align with Inner Line Permit (ILP) rules to prevent unauthorized settlement...
Bangladesh: Hundreds of Chakma community houses torched by settlersRights groups have reported that over 100 houses and shops of the Chakma community were burned down in Khagrachari, Bangladesh by illegal s...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma sets guidelines for 'miya' Muslims seeking indigenous statusAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has set conditions for migrant Bangladesh-origin Bengali-speaking Muslims, known as "miya," to be ...
19 Manipuri groups write to PM Narendra Modi, demand NRCThe indigenous 19 tribal federations and tribes submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly demanding the ...
Assam: Congress asks government to clarify definition of 'indigenous'Assam cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved identification of Goria, Moria, Deshi, Jolah and Syed as the indigenous Assamese Muslim communiti...
Change of Tripura CM is BJP's admittance of failure: TIPRA chairman Pradyot DebbarmaTripura’s tribal politics has been undergoing a churn over the last two years. Twenty of the 60 assembly seats in the State are reserved fo...
Govt to bring tribal land policy in Assam in six months: Himanta Biswa SarmaThe Chief Minister informed the state government has set up Department of Indigenous Faith and Culture for preservation of cultural heritag...
Complete land survey in Assam: Hari Shankar Brahma to state governmentIn an email, Hari Shankar Brahma suggested few more measures for ensuring land possession by landless indigenous people like completing lan...
West Bengal government ensures development of tribal people: Mamata BanerjeeToday is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. In #Bangla we are observing the day as #AdivasiDibas," she tweeted.