The second anniversary of the International Day of Indigenous People was celebrated on August 9 this year. In his address, the UN secretary general Boutros-Boutros Ghali stressed the need for

The issue of genetic resources today has apparently introduced a new dimension to national security . Though some scientists are making desperate attempts to develop protection models, the government and the official scientific establishment prefers to

Inventorising genetic resources is the only key to stopping piracy by other countries. But the Indian scientific establishment remains unresponsive

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Mobil, the oil company, may be putting at risk the lives of hundreds of Amazonian tribespeople with the massive search for oil it is about to launch in Peru's southern rainforests. The company

From homeland to terra incognita, the indigenous lands of Brazil have today fallen prey to a draconian decree

A shaman delves into the glorious past and predicts a deathly future

The third gold rush is threatening to relic the last of Amazon's indigenous people

Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story

WHEN the Rural Litigation and Enlightenment Kendra (IRLEK), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Rajaji National Park, initiated a programme to educate the Gujjars, they came up with

The Saiga adivasis of Ghanneri village, living in Achanakmar sanctuary area of Bilaspur, have nothing but their undying spirit of struggle to fall back upon. Many at them, basods by profession

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