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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
Post 370 Abrogation, August 5, the Forest Advisory Committee of J & K has cleared 125 projects on forest land
With state under a communications blackout, the J&K FAC...
India’s Pledge To Restore 26 Mn Hectare Degraded Land Could Fuel Land Conflicts
New Delhi: At a recent global meet on fighting...
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...
As Supreme Court Stays Eviction Of 9.5 Million Forest Dwellers, Here’s How States Illegally Rejected Land Claims
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan): Breaking the law isn’t something one is...
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...
Government, Industries Nationwide Dodge Law, Take Over Forest Land Without Consent Of Tribal Communities
New Delhi: In early 2017, Mangal Kunjam, a 25-year-old...