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Forest Rights Have Been Crushed During Lockdown, Say Activists
09 Jul 2020
An analysis has revealed that approximately 120 projects were recommended, 90 were deferred, 30 projects returned and only two projects were rejected during the Expert Appraisal Committee and Forest…
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Out of 3.79 Lakh Applications, State Approves Only 716 Claims of Forest Dwellers in Nine months
08 Jul 2020
Tribal right activists and leaders said that the Van Mitra App is not helpful for forest dwellers and that officials are reviewing claims while sitting in their offices.
Kashif Kakvi
MP Forest Official Burnt Down Mudhouse, Threatened to Burn More: Tribals of Burhanpur
02 Jun 2020
Similar incident was reported on July 9, 2019 in the same village when forest officials had allegedly opened fire on villagers, leaving four tribals injured.
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Utilisation of Controversial CAMPA Funds Is Old Scheme Not COVID-19 Package: Tribal Rights Experts
16 May 2020
Several tribal groups and tribal rights activists have been demanding that the government transfer the CAMPA funds to the Gram Sabhas for democratic utilisation of the funds.
Sreetama Gupta Bhaya
International Day of Forests: How India Can Reverse the Damage
21 Mar 2020
Our forests and the communities that protect them are delicately balanced. One cannot be seen in isolation from the other.
Sumedha Pal
‘Will Not Be Displaced Again’: Odisha Tribals Resist Deforestation for Mining
14 Dec 2019
“In Patrapalli, people are sitting on a protest day in and out to ensure no trees are cut. Currently, people are not backing off and have surrounded the area to resist any attempts of tree cutting by…
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Talabira Odisha: Over 40,000 Trees Removed to Pave Way for Adani’s Mine
12 Dec 2019
Heavy police force is present on the site to completely cordon off the region. Activists are terming the removal of the trees as a grave violation of community forest rights.
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Final Warning to Modi Government, Say Tribals in Delhi
21 Nov 2019
Over 3,000 tribals from across India stormed to Jantar Mantar today to protest against the dilution of the Forest Rights Act ahead of the upcoming hearings in the Supreme Court—from November 26.
Sumedha Pal
Despite POSCO Struggle, Odisha Govt to Transfer Land to Jindal Group
04 Nov 2019
People of Gobindpur, Nuagaon and Dhinkia are now resisting efforts of the state government to transfer ecologically sensitive land to the steel giant.
Sumedha Pal
Tharu Tribals Continue Their Struggle for Land Claims in UP
11 Oct 2019
The tribals from across 13 villages have submitted written responses to the rejection of land claims by the forest department calling them baseless.