Farm and Forest

20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency

Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue

CJP Impact: Nandu Gond Forest and Land Rights Activist Released Today

Nandu Gond, resident of Lilasi village of UP’s Sonbhadra...

Tribal rights unions release charter of demands against the attack on FRA

The Akhil Bharatiya Van Jan Shramjivi Union, Panchayat Sangharsh...

Niyamgiri activist Lingraj Azad arrested in Odisha

Azad is also the national vice president of Samajwadi...

Bastar Adivasis demand justice for the alleged killing of children by security forces

On 7th February 2019 in Tadiballa village of  Bhairamgarh...

UP Land Rights Activist, Nandu Gond Untraceable

Sukhwariya Gond, Nandu Gond's wife, Lilasi VillageFor close to...

Tribal and Dalit rights organization call for Bharat Bandh today

They will be highlighting their demand from the centre...

Adivasi woman files fresh petition in SC to curb tribal eviction

In the petition, Tarika Tarangini Larka alleged that authorities...

Children and the elderly in Jharkhand March for Forest and Land Rights

Close to 10000 people including children, men, women and...

Supreme Court’s Order on FRA: Tribals Fight Back

The tribals are not happy with the stay order....

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