Farm and Forest

Telangana: Stop forcible ‘re-location of Chenchu Adivasis from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Adivasis and supporting activists have petitioned the authorities against what they term as the ‘forcible re-location” of Chenchu (PVTG) Adivasis in the Amravad Tiger Reserve and urged a ‘co-existence’ model of conservation

Odisha: Over 1.5 lakh Individual Forest Rights claims rejected without reason!

Even though Odisha has usually been at the forefront in implementing the FRA, rejection rate at the district level paints an incongruent picture

West Bengal: Farmers Die by Suicide as Potato Prices Fall

A farmer named Saiyad Abdul Momin reportedly consumed pesticide and died after enquiring about potato prices with cold storage authorities on Friday. This was the second such death in a week in the same district.

Shepherds in Maharashtra send 10,000 postcards to CMO demanding repeal of Indian Forest Act

Protesting against the penalties imposed on them for cattle, mandated by this colonial law passed in 1927, grazing shepherds have started this campaign

Alleging Govt Apathy, All India Kisan Sabha Demands MSP for Apple Farmers

AIKS President Ashok Dhawale is visiting Kashmir as part of a nationwide program to mobilise support for an upcoming country-wide stir.

Agri Workers’ Tiny Wage Rise Wiped Out by Inflation

In the past five years, agri workers’ wage has increased by only about Rs.15 per year.

MP: Tribal Dies by Suicide After Forest Dept Razed his PMAY Sanctioned House

Forest department officials claim that the tribal man was building a home on encroached forest land, which was removed a month ago, and he was served a notice.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha stages Peoples panchayat in Hariram

On 22nd October farmers under the banner of Samuyukta...

‘Won’t Give an Inch to Dalmia Cement’, over 5,000 Adivasis in Odisha Protest ‘Illegal’ Land Acquisition

After marching 100 km to the district collector's office, the protesting members of the Adivasi community were forced to spend the night out in the cold before their demands were heard by the administration reports Orissa TV.

2022 Forest Conservation Rules snatch away rights of Adivasi Gram Sabhas

The Modi govt’s FCA 2022, diverge from India’s settled policy of giving primacy to the rights of India’s Adivasis and Forest Dwellers

NHRC petitioned over alleged intimidation of Adivasi villagers, activists, lawyers in Chhattisgarh 

Alleged Illegal detention, assault and intimidation of HRDs by Chhattisgarh police and paramilitary personnel in the Rowghatt hills, Chhattisgarh 

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UP: Women protest installation of prepaid smart electricity metres in several districts

At least ten districts of Uttar Pradesh have witnessed widespread women led protests against the hasty, untested installation of pre-paid smart metres that women claim have been programmed to run fast to “inflate” electricity bills

As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly

While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack

Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence

Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”