Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold
The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …
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 …
Update land records to include FRA titles allotted, MoEF&CC directs states
Activists welcome ministry’s move citing conflict between tribals and officials when land records do not record FRA titles
Jharkhand farmers, tribal areas remain at mercy of lightning
Over 500 died in the last decade due to lightning; Schools say conductors don't work, get stolen
Ahead of SC hearing on FRA, MoEF asks states to share “encroachment” data
Forest Survey of India requests for geo-referenced locations of encroachments, but many states ill-equipped to do so
MoTA raises objections to environment ministry’s FRA compliance circular
In the circular, the ministry had clarified that FRA compliance certificates would not be required in Stage I of the forest diversion process
Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha
Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts
Extensive amendment to forest law will dehumanise forests
The proposed amendment comes at a time when forest dwellers’ rights are being threatened even when there is FRA
Forest Rights Act: Are state govts the real land mafias?
State governments want to divert forest land for industrial expansion. That's why they reject claims of forest dwellers
Study urges government to grant community rights to local forest dwellers
In tribal-dominated areas of the country, forests have always been traditionally managed by local communities
Vulnerable tribal group’s only candidate contesting Jharkhand election to make villagers aware
Two other candidates from the group contested elections from Bishunpur seat in 2005 and 2009; both lost
Tribal villages in Visakhapatnam may face landslides
Many of these villages in Eastern Ghats are neglected by administration and not priority areas when it comes to disaster management
High Court rejects petition challenging functioning of tribal bodies under Fifth Schedule of Constitution
Petitioner to appeal to Supreme Court; says sustained campaign by academia and civil society needed to ensure justice to tribal people
Supreme Court bans tourism in Jarawa reserve
Turns down plea of Andaman administration to allow limited tourism and small government guest houses in buffer zone
Forest rights in Jharkhand: Too early to rejoice
Forest rights recognised in Jharkhand for the first time in 2 years, but do not give management rights
In a first, Odisha studies potential forest land under FRA
New estimate offers ‘baseline for planning and effective implementation of forest rights Act recognition’
Building institutional foundations for community forest management
Forest commons can play a critical role in facilitating the resilience of India’s response to climate change
Uttar Pradesh police opens fire on anti-Kanhar dam protestors
Tribal leader Akku Kharwar and eight others seriously injured in the firing in Sonbhadra district
This time, it’s Andhra Pradesh
State braces for severe cyclonic storm as Hudhud is expected to hit between Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam
Remaining tribals in Simlipal tiger reserve to be displaced
Those shifted out last December are living under plastic sheets in searing heat. Is this how relocation is meant to be carried out?
The land betrayal
Attappady's tribals have been alienated from their land by settlers as well as the government. This is the root cause of their poor health status …
Changes to Forest Conservation Rules dilute forest rights, say tribal communities
Consent from forest dwellers not mandatory for changing land use under new amendments; Activists demand withdrawal
Inter-ministerial committee formed in September to look into FRA implementation
The committee has to meet regularly to come up with suggestions on the way forward regarding the implementation problems of FRA
New CFR guidelines: Experts say regulations can undo India’s progress on forest governance
Rules show governmental unwillingness to embrace tribal diversity and culture, they say
People’s rights and status of forest in limbo for 53 years in Andhra Pradesh
The rights of the people were supposed to be settled under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act; but they were not, eventually