Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the importance of service in governance during the 'Seva Sankalp Yatra'. He affirmed that youth wi...

A federal judge refused to block SpaceX's land swap deal in Texas. Environmental groups are vowing to continue their legal challenge agains...

Louisiana's coastline is rapidly disappearing, prompting a unique restoration effort. The Pointe-au-Chien tribe is using recycled oyster sh...

Ten families on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation received cheaper electricity bills from solar panels. The tribal housing authority saved over...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured phased implementation of the Tripura tripartite agreement. Discussions focused on indigenous tribal p...

The Supreme Court declined interim orders on petitions seeking to defer a proposed march. The court noted law and order issues and administ...

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Chhattisgarh government. A plea challenges the cancellation of community forest ...

Rahul Gandhi supports tribals protesting the Ken-Betwa river-linking project. He will visit the protest site to pressure the government. Tr...

West Bengal plans land law reforms to aid industrial land acquisition. The government seeks to simplify processes for recorded sharecropper...

The CAG has flagged the West Bengal government's failure in safeguarding tribal interests. Land acquisition for mining projects resulted in...

The Centre has instructed states to map tribal-dominated villages to create a 'tribal atlas,' aiding in demographic and cultural profiling....

Approximately 40% of land claims filed by tribals under the Forest Rights Act have been rejected by states in India. Uttarakhand has the hi...

The commitee recommended changes in law to prevent further alienation of tribals and give them greater control over resources.

Besides Xaxa, the members of the committee are K K Misra, Abhay Bang, Joseph Bara, Sunila Basant, Usha Ramanathan and Hrusikesh Panda.

Rahul also said the Congress government in the state had done more work as compared to the previous BJP regime.

Setting up industrial units, including SEZs, may become more difficult in areas inhabited by tribal population from next year.

The notification of the law, known more commonly as the Tribal Act, would lead to the grant of land rights to tribals and other traditional...