Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019
Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas
Maharashtra forest department gets flak for its August 15 diktat
Department has asked gram sabhas to pass resolution on Independence Day, accepting forest village status, which will mean relinquishing rights …
Wildlife NGO group gets flak for seeking curbs on forest rights of indigenous people
Application moved in Supreme Court by three wildlife NGOs seeks to reverse rights granted under Forest Rights Act, allege tribal rights activists …
Niyamgiri still out of reach, Vedanta scouts for other bauxite sources
Biodiverse Gandhamardan where mining attempts were abandoned earlier after massive public protests also on the radar of metal giant
18 tribal villages in Maharashtra get tendu rights, finally
Sulking contractors refuse to put in auction bids; state tribal development corporation to the rescue
Concern over the government’s moves to dilute the requirement for Gram Sabha consent in violation of the Forest Right’s Act (FRA)
Gadchiroli villages oppose forest department’s tree-felling activities
People say forest management is their right in CFR villages
Other side of the fence
Conservation hits close home for forest officer
No mining by PSUs for trade in Scheduled Areas: tribal affairs minister
'Forest department is worst enemy of Forest Rights Act'
Don’t take away Gram Sabha’s powers under FRA: activists petition Modi
‘Central government's attempts to do away with consent of Gram Sabhas for diverting forests unconstitutional’
Ministers mount pressure to dilute Forest Rights Act
Tribal affairs minister asked to withdraw objections to Maharashtra’s Village Forest Rules that allow forest department take control over …
India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects
Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November)
Baigas cheated of community forest rights
Madhya Pradesh village given rights over agricultural and residential land instead of forestland
MoEF expert panel recommends moratorium on mining, power projects in Konkan
Report kept in wraps calls attention to adverse environmental and social impacts of ongoing industrial activities
How COVID-19 made forest rights battle tougher for Tharu women
The Adivasi women of Lakhimpur Khiri in eastern UP show resilience
Odisha pays scant heed to tribal ministry's directions on mining for Vedanta
State invites forest rights claims from only a dozen villages on Niyamgiri hill slope
UPA's development report card
A look at the progress of the Congress-led alliance's flagship programmes
Two Andhra villages get bamboo rights
The gram panchayat can earn up to Rs 1 crore a year, says Jairam Ramesh
Telangana fallout: Scrap Polavaram, demand project-affected tribals
They oppose national status to the project under Telangana bill. Polavaram will benefit only Seemandhra and displace about 200,000 people, all in …
States reject 543,432 FRA claims in suo motu review
West Bengal has rejected around 92 per cent of all the reviewed claims
Tribals arrested, lathi-charged for demanding rehabilitation
Madhya Pradesh government starts dam construction without clearances
Second palli sabha in Niyamgiri deals double blow to Odisha government
Kesarpadi residents cancel government’s settlement of community forest rights; unanimously reject Vedanta bauxite mining proposal
Another village, this time in Odisha, gets official permit to sell bamboo
Though Jamguda was conferred community forest right two years ago, it was not allowed to cart bamboo out or sell it in the market
Maharashtra elections: Welfare dominates tribal mandate
Vote likely to be split between the Congress, NCP and BJP