Land Encroachments

1805: Nilambur Kovilgam, a ruler of a Kerala province, annexes 40,500 ha of Gudalur 1845: Kovilagam's successors (jenmies) start leasing out land to plantation companies. They also employ

Publication Date:

29/04/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060430

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Tenure, Land Encroachments, Plantation Crops, Forest Encroachments, Tribals, Supreme Court, High Court, Tamil Nadu

Land

The beleaguered Act

Main provisions of the Janmom act

Publication Date:

29/04/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060430

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Land Ownership, Land Tenure, Land Encroachments, Common Property Resources

India

Nobody s children

A plantation economy, land grabbing and migrations from neighbouring states have forced Gudalur s tribals into destitution

Publication Date:

29/04/2006

Author(s): C Balaji

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060430

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Land Resources, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Land Encroachments, Nilgiri, Shifting Cultivation, Plantation Crops, Forest Products, Tribals, Legislation, India, Tamil Nadu

Industry

Eviction over coffee

Tribals will be rehabilitated, but how?

Publication Date:

14/04/2006

Author(s): C Balaji

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Encroachments, Coffee, Tribals, Karnataka

Industry

Committees flow

2005: High Level Committee: Appointed by Delhi High Court to monitor clean-up and remove encroachments, as directed by Supreme Court (SC) in March 2003

Publication Date:

14/01/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution, Land Encroachments, Yamuna, Supreme Court, High Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Delhi

India

Have India's tribal leaders failed their people?

India has the largest tribal population in the world. But they are also the most marginalised section of society. What is it in India's political system that prevents the tribal voice from being heard?

Publication Date:

30/07/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030731

pp:

0

Tags: