Organisations like Niyamgiri Surakshya Samity (NSS), Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) and All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) have decided to restart organising people’s movement against alleged attempt o

Tribal organisations like Niyamgiri Suraksha Samity (NSS) and Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) are opposed to efforts of the Odisha government to start bauxite mining from Karlapat mines to save alumina ref

India is embarking on a national campaign to help millions of indigenous people protect their forest land and resources using a seven-year-old landmark law that has gone largely ignored, the countr

The Himachal Niti Abhiyan, an NGO, has appealed to the state government to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

The statement of the tribal affairs ministry is contrary to its position stated repeatedly over the past year

The government has given approval for diversion of 35,867 hectares of forest land in a total of 783 cases in 2014, Parliament was informed Tuesday.

Says consent of tribal & forest-dwellers isn't needed before deciding on diversion of forest land for projects