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Sumedha Pal
MP: Barela Tribals Rendered Homeless as Forest Department ‘Attacks’ Fields and Homes
12 Jul 2021
Over 40 families, comprising 200 members in the Khandwa area of Madhya Pradesh, have been evicted by the forest department, despite a court order halting such action amid the pandemic.
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Khori Village: Rendering People Homeless in the Name of 'Encroachment'
19 Jun 2021
More than 10,000 families of Khori Gaon Basti, located in the Aravalli area of Faridabad, Haryana, are facing the threat of homelessness after the Supreme Court's order to remove the 'encroachment'.
Sumedha Pal
MP: Tribals in Burhanpur Launch Agitation Against Alleged Assault on Farmer
04 Dec 2020
Tribals walked for over a 100 km in protest against the forest department. They alleged that a farmer, Gyarsi Lal Awaye, a resident of Lingi, was thrashed badly, without any stated reason.
Sumedha Pal
Adivasi Activists Allege They Were Brutally Thrashed in Forest Department’s Custody in MP
09 Sep 2020
The two arrested adivasi activists were actively involved in the protests against clearing up of forest land and felling of trees in the region
Arun Kumar Das
Decline in Tiger Population in Odisha Linked to Poaching?
29 Jul 2020
Odisha has excellent habitat and vast forests for tigers to live and flourish. However, rampant poaching of prey base and tigers is taking a toll on their population.
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Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, Timber Mafia Chops Down Over 1,000 Trees in MP’s Indore
05 May 2020
The timber mafia has cleared 50 acres of forest areas in Mhow forest region, taking advantage of the absence of forest patrolling personnel, who have been given COVID-19 duties.
Suhit K Sen
Tribals in Birbhum Rally to Stop Mine-for-Forest Swap Plan
16 Sep 2019
The forest people have accused the forest department of handing over a 270-acre plot to the Power Development Corporation Limited without consulting them.
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Forest Fires Tripled in Last Four Months, Says Forest Survey of India
01 Mar 2019
A real time fire alert system that shows the number of active large fires was launched by the Foprest Survey of India in January, 2019.
Saurabh Sharma
Man-animal Conflict in C’garh Can Only Be Stopped by Human Intervention
16 Dec 2018
Keshwar says that there has been at least one death in all the 32 houses in his village due to attacks by the herds of the elephants.
Arun Kumar Das
Human-Elephant Conflict Escalates to a New High in Odisha as Fodder Shortage Drives Herds Into Villages
07 Jun 2018
The human-elephant conflict in Odisha and particularly in Dhenkanal has increased to an alarming level, claiming lives of 595 humans and 598 elephants since April 2010.