Forests

Undemocratic and arbitrary: control, regulation and expropriation of India’s forest and common lands

This paper by Shankar Gopalakrishnan analyses case studies from different states and shows how governments & industries are subverting rights of the people to acquire common land and calls for accountable system to regulate land use.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2012
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Rights and Resources Initiative
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Forest Rights Act 2006, Land Ownership, Common Property Resources, India, Compensation, Rehabilitation, Mining, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Polavaram, Biofuel, Forest Policy, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Forests

Missing the forest for the trees

Tribal affairs minister’s letter to states on the Forest Rights Act highlights the problems of implementation . For most observers, the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is just another “welfare” law.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2012
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Forests, Forest Act 1927, Trees, Minor Forest Produce, Forest Management
Forests

New laws for old: Forest rights and red-tape wrongs

It is a little known fact that in roughly a fifth of our country

Publication Date: 
25/03/2011
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Act, India, Forest Management, Forest Rights Act 2006, People

Blame the forest management system

The Elephant Task Force

Publication Date: 
03/12/2010
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Elephant, Wildlife Management, India, People - Animal Conflicts, Protected Area Conservation, Coexistence Strategies, Land Use, Forest Rights Act 2006, Land Act 1894, Land Acquisition, Naxalites
Agriculture

Corporate retail: Dangerous implications for Indias economy

Rather than being a panacea for Indian agriculture, corporate food provision will likely accelerate many key elements of India

Publication Date: 
08/08/2009
Shankar Gopalakrishnan, Priya Sreenivasa
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Agriculture, Food Prices, Food Standards, Food Process Industry, Food Preservation, Health Effects, Farmers, Informal Sector, Unemployment, Agro-Based Industry, India, Food Security
Forests

Forest rights

Madhu Ramnath's

Publication Date: 
11/04/2008
Shankar Gopalakrishnan
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Villages, Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, Tiger Reserves, Legislation, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, India