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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.
Damayantee Dhar
Tribals Protest Against Land Acquisition by SSNNL, Villager Threatens Self-Immolation
08 Jun 2020
The villagers maintain that the project, which began with the construction of the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Kevadiya, will displace at least 5,000 tribal people who live close to the…
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
Talabira: Adani’s Mining Work in Odisha Commences Despite Tribal Protests
12 Feb 2020
In December, over 40,000 trees were cleared out to pave way for Adani’s coal mining project as villagers lead a lonely battle for the recognition of their forest rights
Sumedha Pal
J&K: No Process Initiated for Implementation of Forest Rights Post Abrogation of Art 370
21 Jan 2020
Earlier, due to the special provisions under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, the mountainous erstwhile state was empowered to constitute its own laws and had the discretion of implementing or…
Sumedha Pal
Odisha Jindal Steel Project: Police Barred Tribals from Public Hearing
27 Dec 2019
Villagers allege that no notices were issued to them about the hearing taking place and those who could manage to reach the site were not allowed to voice their concerns.
Zeeshan Ahmad, Mohammad Sajjad
Why Jharkhand Polls Are More Critical Than They Appear
01 Dec 2019
Opposition unity to be tested while Adivasis resist BJP’s de-tribalising efforts.
Sumedha Pal
FRA Dilution: Thousands of Tribals Protest Ahead of SC Hearing Next Week
21 Nov 2019
Over 3,000 tribals and forest-dwellers from across India gathered in Delhi to voice their fear of large-scale eviction and pledged to intensify their protest against the attack on their rights.
Kashif Kakvi
Tribals Subjected to Cultural and Religious Imposition in MP and Chhattisgarh
04 Nov 2019
“Just for political gain, RSS is pushing tribals towards Hinduism and is making them ingest Hindu culture,” said a veteran tribal rights activist, Gulzar Singh Markam.