Maharashtra villages agitate for share from forest produce
Stall auction of produce from the forests they protect under joint forest management programme; forest department owes them Rs 85 lakh
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 …
'Grant of community forest rights to JFMCs in Andhra illegal'
Tribal affairs ministry says state has violated Forest Rights Act by giving titles to joint forest management committees
Bamboo rights: Maharashtra gives priority to paper mill over Forest Rights Act
Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan says agreement with Ballarpur Industries predates the Act