Cutting disgrace
Increased demand for timber in Pakistan has prompted poor tribals to sell their trees as a means of generating income
What if not single-use plastics? Why not leaf cutlery?
Leaf plates and spoons could help in combating climate change and also bring adivasis out of poverty
The rediscovery of wild food plants
While India is slowly rediscovering such plants, the forests must be co-managed by tribal communities in order to preserve them for posterity
Tribal women in Odisha attempt mass suicide over rail track construction
The women alleged the track was being constructed without compensating tribals in the area for their land
BJP lost Jharkhand due to tribal anger: Experts
The Raghubar Das government's efforts to grab tribal land to give to industry alienated the community, they said
IN PHOTOS: Dev gudis of Bastar get a new lease of life
Across India, sacred groves are known by many names. In Jharkhand, they are generally called sarnas; in Chhattisgarh, dev gudis, which means the …
Dang and blast
The anachronistic, and explosive, colonial formula of exploiting forests by denying the forest people their rights is still being followed to the …
Developing distress
The birth-pangs of development have been faced so far by the downtrodden, but things need to change soon
Just 32% tribal children consume healthy diet: expert committee
A report by an expert committee constituted by health ministry shows that malnutrition among tribals is more than among non-tribals
UN urged to ensure protection of tribal rights
At the Human Rights convention in Vienna, quick UN approval was sought for the Universal Declaration of Indigenous People
Tribals solve problems through self - reliance
The Budakattu Krishikara Sangha, with its emphasis on people-oriented strategies, has improved tremendously the lot of the tribals in and around …
From reservations to recognition
Pushed onto reservations and almost forgotten, the indigenous people of the world have finally got onto the international environmental agenda.…
Violence ushers in the New Year
In Chiapas state of Mexico, 1994 was heralded by a peasant uprising. Though opposition to NAFTA is said to be the immediate cause for the revolt, …
For the people
Grassroot bodies should pressurise the state government to effectively implement the new Act on tribal self-rule passed by the Centre
The truth behind the Muthanga incident
The People's Judicial Enquiry Commission probe into the Muthanga incident in Kerala sheds new light on this burning issue, which is causing …
Fight for survival: MP's Chutka village holds out against proposed nuclear power project
Dadu Lal Kundapa has galvanised 54 tribal villages to say no forced evictions for the second time in four decades
Andhra mining agency told to ‘go back’ by Nimmalapadu tribals at public hearing
First hearing since 1997 Supreme Court judgment, Kept out of mining lease decisions at least five times despite legal win, say villagers
A plea for Odisha’s tribals affected by mining
As Odisha plans to auction its mines in the next few years, an Odia pleads for the communities to be affected the most, the state’s adivasis
Inquiry into bogus Gram Sabha NoC in Bailadila delayed by a week
The NoC was given by the Gram Sabha of Hiroli village to NMDC for mining in Bailadila in 2015
DMF ex-governing council member under scanner for fund misuse in Korba
Development raises questions about accountability of DMF operations, leaving out mining-affected people
Forest dwellers’ rights: Conservationists started it, SC stayed it
Read this to abreast yourself with the whole issue of Forest Rights Act and tribals’ rights that has made its way to the Supreme Court
Nimmalapadu’s protracted struggle: Despite legal win, 3 Andhra tribal villages fight to save land from mining
Villagers near Andhra-Odisha border are fighting the state for calcite reserves two decades after securing Supreme Court victory
Windowdressing forestry
Applause and international funding of a forestry project greenwashes the cruel realities of the people living there
Ancient tribe, modern manners'
The Story of the Bonda Highlanders Bikram Narayan Nanda Sage Publications, New Delhi Rs 275
India's forgotten Africans
Down To Earth speaks to Beheroze Shroff, Lecturer at the Department of Asian American Studies, University of California, Irvine about the current-…