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As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”

Will Jharkhand’s voters defend Adivasi and Land Rights this election?

Jharkhand is going to polls on April 29 in...

Key hurdles in implementing Forest Rights Act in Gujarat: Experience from the ground

The report “Forest Rights, Legal Wrongs: Grassroots Realities and...

Tripura Lok Sabha polls see boycotts over lack of basic amenities

Tribals living in Bhagirath Para in Tripura’s Dhalai district,...

Party Manifestos Differ On Dealing With Farm Crisis, National Security, Jobs

Mumbai: The crisis in the agriculture sector, unemployment and...

Mob kills tribal in Jharkhand over suspicion of cow slaughter

Three persons were injured when a clash broke out...

Adivasi Election Manifesto 2019 Released

For centuries now we, the Adivasis, fisherfolk, hill, forest dwellers and...

Safai karamcharis demand a separate Ministry to rehabilitate Manual scavengers

Dalit Adivasi Adhikar Andolan released a 10 point manifesto...

AIUFWP constitutes teams to spread awareness about electoral issues

The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP)...

How A Tribal Village’s Digital Push Empowered Its Women

Mumbai: On January 31, 2019, at a joint sitting...

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