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

SC bats for Adivasis’ rights over natural resources, Govt disagrees

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Kosi Sori is Podiyami Jogi: Another fake encounter in Chhattisgarh?

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Not just Muslims, Adivasis have also suffered at the hands of ‘Gau Rakshaks’

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Birsa Munda’s Jharkhand slipping out of Adivasi hands

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Adivasi Discontent in Gujarat Rises Over BJP Reservation Policy

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2,000 Odisha Tribals Face Arrest After Govt Issues Warrants for Re-Occupying Land Earlier Granted to POSCO

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#50YearsOfNaxalbari: Sanjay Kak on the Making of His Documentary Red Ant Dream

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NHRC Holds 2007 Salwa Judum Ops to Account, issues Notice to Chhattisgarh

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