Community forest resources: Sustainable use, state norms must
No guidelines for gram sabhas to conserve or manage forest areas so far
Jarawas: to protect or not
Government’s expert panel against bringing the tribe into the mainstream
Kerala tribals stand and protest for land
Demand the state government to fulfill its 2001 promise to give land to tribals
Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection
The state has rejected 10,000 claims
Amrit kaal for adivasis? What Union Budget 2023-24 does not say about tribal communities
The vision highlighted in the budget speech does not match ground realities
Supreme Court fines illegal miners in Odisha, directs fund to be used for tribal benefit in mining districts
Also directs Centre to revise National Mineral Policy to regulate mining effectively
A provision in need of serious review
The Fifth Schedule has remained mired in confusion and politicking
No mining by PSUs for trade in Scheduled Areas: tribal affairs minister
'Forest department is worst enemy of Forest Rights Act'
Against the grain
Does the Supreme Court order mean eviction of forest dwellers right away?
Some reasons why the rejection of FRA does not amount to a claimant being an encroacher
Victory for Jharkhand tribals: Netarhat firing range not be renotified
Locals had been protesting atrocities by soldiers in the range for over 30 years
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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
Tribal ministry panels draft fresh guidelines for community forest, habitat rights
Gram Sabhas may get more power in managing community forest, habitat
Tribal affairs ministry’s report on FRA riddled with discrepancies
Area of forest land recognised reduced, more titles distributed than approved
One killed as protest against tribal displacement turns violent
Assembly adjourned as a MLA tears off his shirt
As told to Parliament (July 18, 2022): Final notification on eco-sensitive areas pending for 8 years
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As told to Parliament (March 18, 2021): India has 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
Niyamgiri: CRPF sets up camp in gram panchayat office
Prominent tribal rights leader held for protesting against the move
State V Dongria Kondhs
A lame duck Schedule of the Constitution
The true potential of the Fifth Schedule was diluted right at its conception
Supreme Court takes note of abuse of tribals
Orders Madhya Pradesh to constitute grievance redressal authorities in tribal districts
Global Eco Watch: Ice Age woolly rhino unearthed in Siberia
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Man sacrificed in Odisha to ‘prevent COVID-19’
Crime committed by priest in a temple in Cuttack district
Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh see sharp decline in population
Industrialisation and forced sterilisation programmes may be some reasons for the trend