RE-powering Jharkhand: Solar objectives great, but execution may be tough
Coal to clean transformation will need structural transformation of age-old communities
A just, robust economy needs upskilling and reskilling of women
Gender gap at workplace is more stark in India than even comparable south Asian economies
Odisha to relocate 420 families from Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district
The relocation will reduce human-animal conflicts and provide basic amenities like electricity, road and healthcare to the villagers
Too much of tamarind leaves Odisha’s tribals in a lurch
The state government has fixed Rs 3,600 per quintal as MSP; tribals are selling the excess at a much lower price to businessmen
How Adivasis of one Jharkhand village are trying to preserve ethnomedicine
With ‘civilisation’ and ‘modernity’ having made inroads into India’s tribal areas, its heritage of traditional …
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
Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection
The state has rejected 10,000 claims
Kenya at 60: 6 key moments that shaped post-colonial politics
A political scientist brings up often-forgotten moments that shed light on country’s key steps both forwards and backwards
Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA
It was doing this as there had been no progress reported by states in recognising habitat rights despite its repeated clarifications
FRA comes to the rescue of people displaced by Salwa Judum
The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs decides to conduct a survey of the displaced people who had fled to Andhra Pradesh and Telengana, in order …
Adivasis in Jhargram fight a divided battle for the same aim in LS polls
In these General Elections, tribals in West Bengal are sparring among themselves over politicising their struggle for tribal rights
Centre to rejig minimum support for minor forest produce
But it would be better if instead of making changes on paper, the government implements the scheme well, say experts
Chhattisgarh, MP elections: Forest rights emerge as major issue
Activists send people’s manifesto to political parties asking them to empower the tribals by recognising their rights over land and forest …
Tribal ministry tells states to stop rejecting FRA claims on invalid grounds
In a letter dated June 27, Leena Nair, the then secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs had written to the chief secretaries of states raising …
Polavaram dam project has opened floodgates of corruption: activists
Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, …
Over 100 Odisha Gram Sabhas exercise forest rights, cut out middlemen to sell kendu leaves directly
Move helping villagers get better prices, ensuring on gap in collection of leaves from all areas and helping underprivileged tribes
Profit an illusion for these Madhya Pradesh tribals forced to sell products to middlemen
Most of the tribal families here sell their products to intermediaries because of the unavailability of proper markets
A tribal family is building a 6-km road to connect an inaccessible Odisha village
Its work would have gone unnoticed if two social workers had not lost their way in the forest near the village
World Indigenous Peoples Day: How net-zero climate goal alienates tribals
Promotion of net-zero climate targets may alienate tribals from their land when science tells us that there is simply not enough land
Jharkhand Assembly passes resolution for separate identity code for tribals
If the Centre approves the Sarna code, the census would have a column for a new religion for tribals
ICMR scientists identify new biomarker for malaria
Researchers from National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur has identified a genetic sequence in the body of malaria parasite
Premise of SC ruling on forest dwellers wrong: UN Special Rapporteur
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, says tribals are treated like squatters all around the world
What’s worrying about the SC order on FRA?
The Supreme Court’s summary directions in the ongoing writ petition may have been issued without appropriate guidance from govt counsel
Odisha announces state forest rights scheme to benefit over 7 lakh households
‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’ is aimed to effectively implement Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the state
Dying for ration: 7-year wait for Jharkhand couple to receive PDS benefits
Village residents say ration cards of many cancelled, including those from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups