Tag: Adivasi land

Strengthening indigenous communities means protection of the environment 

Various indigenous (Adivasi) communities constitute about 8.6 per cent of the population of India. Nearly 700 such communities with a total population of over 110 million are spread all...

Chhattisgarh: Adivasi rights activists condemn large scale tree-felling in Hasdeo, question the state’s first Adivasi CM

Speakers also criticised both the previous Congress and BJP governments for failing to protect forests and Adivasi rights.

Union Govt: 1,043 families displaced in Jharkhand as more than 13,000 hectares of land acquired for coal mining

The data provided by the union government shows 16 pending employment cases, multifaceted challenges in land compensation and rehabilitation

#DontStealOurLand, widespread protests break out, district to state, to national: Bhumi Adhikar Andolan

Friday, June 30 saw widespread protests all over India from Haryana to Tamil Nadhu, Sonbhadra, east Uttar Pradesh to Jharkand.

Maharashtra Govt compelled to withdraw 144 orders against residents & protesters: Barsu Refinery

Justices Revati Deore and Sharmila Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court rejected the request to silence protesters and residents of Rajapur who were protesting against the #Barsu refinery.

Bombay HC observes that prima facie officials of the forest department wanted to evict a tribal without following due process

The bench also noted that while the forest department claims that the tribal claim was rejected in 2015, there was no evidence to support that claim. Rejects application filed by the forest department.

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: Adivasis Cheated out of Forest Land, Compensation

The poorly executed relocation process has led to displacement and exploitation of tribals in the Nilgiris; the Moundadan Chettys fear they are next.

Odisha: 3 activists arrested for speaking truth to power in fact-finding report

Civil society and human rights groups detailed the continued oppression in Jagatsinghpur’s Dhinkia region during 2021

Tougher than Steel: Odisha villagers condemn govt’s to attempts to usurp their land

Civil society activists decry state police’s brutal attack on unarmed Dhinkia villagers

UP Adivasis oppose land grab attempt, get death threats

Lilasi Adivasis write to politicians and senior administration officials about illicit construction taking place on forest land

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