New Delhi : Even as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi talks about reaching out to all marginalised sections, including tribals, Gujarat has cleared merely 32 per cent of claims under the landmar

In a major victory, tribal people in Maharashtra’s Thane district have managed to get information on forest land titles through the Right to Information Act.

The Centre has decided to order an inquiry into the diversion of tribal forest land for coal mining in Mahan region of Madhya Pradesh where mass forgery of villagers’ signatures to attain approvals

Kunakadu : Rainclouds hung over Niyamgiri hills, but the cloud of uncertainty over Vedanta Alumina’s 1 million tonne per annum alumina refinery plant at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi, deepened further after

Pointing out that green nod for Mahan Coal Block in Madhya Pradesh is a “blatant breach” of Forest Rights Act, Union Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has written to Chief Minister Shiv

Gram Sabhas will also consider the religious and cultural rights of Dongaria Kondhs residing on Niyamgiri hills

With the gram sabhas in 12 villages identified by the state government to decide the fate of a bauxite mining project at Niyamgiri all set to begin on Thursday, the district administrations of Kalahandi and Raygada have received as many as 64 forest right claims (both individual and community) for validation at these vallge meetings.

Ahead of the gram sabhas to decide the fate of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills, the Kalahandi district administration has received only four fresh claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.