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Rights groups alarmed over Himachal forest official's letter on FRA, write to Centre

Rights groups alarmed over Himachal forest official's letter on FRA, write to Centre
india news
Published on Apr 17, 2025 09:02 AM IST

Tribal groups claim Centre's forest encroachment data to NGT 'false', undermines FRA

Tribal groups claim Centre's forest encroachment data to NGT 'false', undermines FRA
india news
Published on Apr 03, 2025 11:44 AM IST

Over 745,000 forest rights claims pending across states: Minister tells RS

According to data provided by the minister, the total number of claims settled across all states and union territories stands at 2,503,453 (FILE PHOTO)
india news
Published on Mar 19, 2025 10:35 PM IST

Put communities in charge of conserving sacred groves

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Motorists ride through the Shola-grassland forests or cloud forests in Nilgiris district, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (AP)
opinion
Published on Jan 06, 2025 08:47 PM IST

Chhattisgarh civil groups question ban on Moolvasi Bachao Manch

The Chhattisgarh government claimed that the Moolvasi Bachao Manch had been continuously opposing the development activities in Maoist-affected areas and the camps established for the operation of security forces. (Representational image)
others
Published on Nov 20, 2024 06:13 PM IST

Empower communities to fix forest governance

Apart from having wider environmental implications, forest degradation also poses a real challenge to forest-based livelihoods (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times
opinion
Published on Sep 05, 2024 09:16 PM IST

Forest Rights recognition major issue in 153 LS constituencies, says analysis

There are 47 ST reserved seats in India out of which 42 are core FRA constituencies, as per the analysis. (Representative Image)
india news
Published on Apr 13, 2024 01:39 PM IST

Chhattisgarh: 17 villages of Hasdeo Aranya get Community Forest Management rights

In 2021, the residents of these villages participated in the 300-km padyatra to Raipur to meet the governor and the chief minister with a demand to protect the forests. (Representative Image)
others
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 10:36 AM IST

Jal Jangal Jameen: Why these three words can’t be separated from India’s tribes

Statue of Komaram Bheem at Tank Bund Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India
analysis
Updated on Feb 12, 2024 12:26 PM IST

The janjatiya way to nation-building

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Bhagwan Birsa Munda wasn’t just a protector of the forest. He stood as a guardian of socio-cultural values, sacrificing himself alongside his comrades in the fight against the British. (Shutterstock)
opinion
Published on Nov 15, 2023 10:17 PM IST

Forest conservation is the law. What does a new bill seek to amend?

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One of the proposed clauses in the bill exempts prior clearance for strategic developmental projects of national importance on forest land situated within 100 km of international borders, which will include ecologically fragile regions of Himalayas that are home to a variety of endemic wildlife like the red panda
analysis
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 07:56 PM IST

Never-ending injustice: Forest Villages of Madhya Pradesh

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Adivasis cultivating land at the edge of a Forest Village.
climate change
Published on May 11, 2024 02:35 PM IST

Further felling of trees in Aarey will destroy sustenance of remaining Adivasis

Mumbai, India - April 11, 2023: Contrary to what many believe, the 177 additional trees that the MMRCL is now seeking to cut in Aarey Colony for Metro-3, are not actually located in the contentious depot plot. They can be found some distance away on a hillock in Prajapur Pada, an Adivasi settlement, which has been practising agriculture and horticulture on project affected lands for decades. At least 75 of the earmarked trees, including jamun, jackfruit, chickoo and banana varieties, are situated on the land of the Bhoye family, belonging to the Kokna Scheduled Tribe, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)
mumbai news
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:41 AM IST

J&K government to implement Forest Rights Act

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chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 12:49 AM IST

Chhattisgarh govt makes forest department as nodal agency for forest rights, activists describe move as ‘illegal’

File photo: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
india news
Updated on May 31, 2020 02:35 PM IST

Odisha rehabilitation policy revision to increase one-time assistance next week

Odisha government is planning to revise the rehabilitation policy to increase the monetary relief given to the affected.
india news
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 07:04 AM IST

Heavy encroachment led to rejected forest claims: FSI

The need for an FSI survey arose after a bench led by Justice Arun Mishra on February 13 ordered eviction of forest dwellers whose claims had been rejected. (HT File)
india news
Updated on Dec 18, 2019 11:39 PM IST

Indian liberals are adrift today. Here is a way out

Focusing on the economy isn’t enough. They must engage with identity concerns
analysis
Updated on Oct 21, 2019 08:26 PM IST

Terror of wild elephants in MP, two dead in four days

The elephant movement created panic among the villagers of Barahpan, Urati, Jaraha, Gobha and other villages and they left their houses abandoned.
india news
Updated on Oct 13, 2019 11:23 AM IST

Shifting the Metro depot alone will not save Aarey

The construction of a car depot at Aarey Colony for the Metro project has been opposed by environmentalists, local citizens, students and politicians.
mumbai news
Updated on Sep 22, 2019 11:41 PM IST

India has adopted a coloniser’s approach to tribal populations

The Supreme Court of India’s ruling in February ordering the eviction of forest dwellers and tribes from India’s forests was based on petitions that deem these communities “encroachers”. They blame the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights Act) of 2006 for the denudation of forests.
analysis
Updated on Sep 04, 2019 12:40 PM IST

Why NTCA’s tiger action plan is a giant leap | Analysis

The draft was described to be draconian by several forest-rights activists because it gives major powers to forest officers, including the use of firearms and greater immunity from prosecution.
india news
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 11:44 AM IST

Tiger numbers can increase even with human cohabitation

A judicial magistrate’s court in Chamrajnagar upheld their community rights, including the crucial forest conservation and management right among others.
india news
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 10:02 AM IST

SC/ST welcome budget, skeptical if allocations will be directly beneficial

In her maiden budget speech on Friday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had extended entrepreneurial support programmes for SC-ST under the Stand Up India scheme, and flagged that providing dignity to manual scavengers was an aim of the government.
budget
Published on Jul 07, 2019 07:08 AM IST

UK university honour for forest rights activist Madhu Sarin

Madhu Sarin, a leading Indian figure in the area of forest rights, rural development and gender justice, is to be honoured with a honorary doctorate in civil law by the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich.
world news
Updated on Jun 16, 2019 07:35 AM IST

NDA 2.0: Environment ministry to fast-track draft policies on land banks, forest cover

Public sector undertakings (PSUs) and private companies may be given a chance to raise these trees and earn from it,” a senior official said.
india news
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 11:02 AM IST

This tribal hamlet at Aarey may get electricity for first time since Independence

Adivasis of Nausachapada celebrate after getting NOC from Bombay Veterinary College.
mumbai news
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 12:52 AM IST

Don’t dilute the RTI and the forest rights Acts

Based upon the principle that ecological conservation is best achieved in cooperation with indigenous forest dwellers – and by recognising them as rights-bearers, the FRA takes away power from forest bureaucracy, and vests it in some of the most vulnerable and marginalised citizens of our polity
analysis
Published on May 28, 2019 07:41 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Care to take a look at our green manifesto, groups tell parties

Around 35 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and citizen groups will take to the streets on Saturday demanding the inclusion of environmental issues in the election manifestos of political parties.(Photo by Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)
lok sabha election 2019
Published on Mar 30, 2019 02:27 AM IST

In rejection of forest rights claims, duplications cited

State governments have attributed the high rate of rejection of forest rights claims largely to duplication of claims — either by one forest dweller making multiple claims or persons from the same family making separate claims.
india news
Published on Mar 06, 2019 11:07 PM IST
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