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

Writ Petition by Citizens on Narmada Oustees Rehabilitation, July 31, 2017

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Decorating the Branches of Trees While Felling Their Roots

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Azaadi Kooch Begins, Dalits, Patidars, Muslims March from Ahmedabad to Mehsana Despite Police Ban

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The Vulnerable Need Protection from Lynching: Shehla Rashid

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Walk the Talk, Mr PM, Bring in the MASUKA

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When the Law Curbs Democratic Freedoms: India’s Anti-Terror Law, the UAPA

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52,000 acres of Land in Gujarat “Missing”, Gujarat Bhoodan Committee Declares It Has No Land

Courtesy: PinterestMystery around "missing" 52,000 acres deepens as Gujarat's...

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