Tag: Forest land

Development or dispossession? 1,188 days of defiance against forced land acquisition in Devanahalli, Karnataka

As Karnataka’s government inches forward with plans to acquire 1,777 acres of fertile farmland for a Defence and Aerospace Park, farmers from 13 villages in Devanahalli, now backed by workers’ unions, Dalit and Muslim groups, intellectuals and scientists, dig in for the final battle. With promises broken and livelihoods at stake, the countdown to July 15 marks a watershed moment in Karnataka’s agrarian history

Chhattisgarh: Ministry of Coal plan to acquire nearly 2000 hectares of protected forest land

Villagers, advocates and activists point out that the government should not undertake the project without the approval of local people.

40,000 trees cut in Odisha!

Just like in Chhattisgarh, officials obtained a fake Gram Sabha certificate to take over tribal land

July 22- Action day for Forest and Land Rights

National Consultation on Forest Rights declares protests across the...

Modi Regime’s nod for mining in 170,000 hectares of forest in Chhattisgarh

Hasdeo Arand is one of the largest contiguous stretches...

M’tra Moves to Displace Thousands of Tribals & Forest Dwellers

Even as the Central government headed by NarendraModi and...

In ordering Eviction of Millions of Adivasis, the SC contradicts itself

Whereas previously SC affirmed indigenous people’s inalienable rights to...

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