Climate change is playing spoilsport in kendu leaf collection across eastern India; here’s how
Rains, instead of heat and dust storms during April and May, have led to a proliferation of flies which are bothering collectors
Maharashtra forest department bans collection of tendu leaves from areas prone to forest fires
Tendu contractors and gram panchayats to be responsible for prevention and extinguishing of fires
New rules to make FRA effective
Tribal affairs ministry's draft rules under Forest Rights Act give more authority to the community in the process of settling forest rights
Maharashtra forest department backtracks on forest fire guidelines
To relax rules to lure tendu contractors
Tribals, forest department at loggerheads over tendu leaves
Current tendu leaf collection wages seven times less than state minimum wage