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Sumedha Pal
MP: Probe Launched, 2 Forest Guards Suspended after Protests over Alleged Assault on Adivasi Activists
21 Sep 2020
Two adivasi activists alleged they were brutally thrashed while in the Forest Department’s custody, following which there were massive protests in the area.
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
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Left Protests Against Andhra Govt’s Gross Negligence of People Affected in Godavari Floods
02 Sep 2020
Only 3,922 out of the one lakh families displaced by the Polavaram Project have been rehabilitated until now, and the rest have been heavily affected by the ongoing floods.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telangana: Tribals Resist ‘Haritha Haram’ on Their Podu Lands
22 Jul 2020
Opposition parties including CPI(M) and Congress have alleged that hundreds of crores of rupees of public money are being misused under the Haritha Haram Scheme.
Newsclick Report
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.
Newsclick Report
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…