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

35 Adivasis arrested after face-off with Forest Department

Representation Image  Burhanpur, March 2023: Two Adivasi activists associated with...

Niwari’s Women Farmers Lead the Efforts for Sustainable Farming and Protection of Environment

Women farmers of Neemkhera village (Niwari district and block, Madhya Pradesh) gather near their ancient water tank built during the times of Chandel kings several centuries earlier.

Farmer suicides: From 2019 to 2021, more than 5000 farmers died by suicide each year

From the 3 controversial farms laws to decreasing allocations in every major schemes for the farmers, whose interest is the government protecting?

‘Kisan Mahapanchyat’ to be held outside Parliament on March 20: Samyukta Kisan Morcha

The farmers' platform has announced that the 'Mahapanchayat' will be held to press for a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP), an unkept promise of the Modi.2 regime.

Union Budget a Statement of ‘Sheer Hopelessness’, say Farmer Leaders

SKM assails budget for “concealing data” about farmers’ incomes.

UP: Tribals Protest In Mirzapur, Demand Implementation Of Forest Rights Act, Allege Harassment

The protest is being held under the banner of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which has been working to implement FRA in the region for nearly six years.

Tribals Allege Officials Use Forest Rights Act to Harass, Demand Money; Picket DM’s Office

Protesters said that those who refuse to pay forest officials were termed 'outsiders' or 'encroachers' and their ready-to-harvest crops or even homes were mowed down with JCBs.

India Misses Unique R-Day Celebration: SKM to Intensify Struggle

Farmers celebrate Republic Day in Jind by holding a protest rally to mark the second stage of the farmer movement.

UP: FIR Against Farmers After Stray Cattle Herded Into School; Union to Hold Protest

Farmers say the Adityanath government’s cow protection moves have failed on the ground, leaving them to bear the worst brunt in the form of crop damage and loss of lives

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