A new debate has started surrounding the Forest Rights Act and the powers of the Gram Sabha in Jharkhand. The discussion centres around the controversial Forest Conservation and Amendment Bill, 2023, which has been passed by...
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 commonly called the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 recognizes the rights of the forest-dwelling tribal communities and other...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused PM Narendra Modi government of weakening Tribal Laws like the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, Forest Rights Act, Land Rights, Panchayat Raj Act and the reservation for...
Gladson Dungdung, an author who has written several books on forest rights, says that things are the same in entire Jharkhand. Either the entire file with the claim forms is ‘disappeared’ or the title is granted over a...
Concerned over the encroachment, Saha held a high-level meeting with senior officials, including the district magistrate of North Tripura G Nagesh Kumar, at the secretariat on Tuesday.
Addressing a gathering on the birth anniversary of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda on Tuesday, Sawant said his government has fast-tracked cases related to the Forest Rights Act in the coastal state.
In the list of states where the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act has been enforced, Jharkhand stands last both in terms of receiving Forest Rights Act (FRA) claims and granting titles.
Addressing a gathering in Mahabubnagar District as part of his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra,' he alleged that the existing faulty GST regime and Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's demonetisation in 2016 ruined small and...
Rahul Gandhi also tweeted that the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain showed that truth is the strongest shield of humanity against tyranny and injustice.
Tribal aspirations, ranging from better schools to simplification of forest laws in favour of tribals, to recognition of tribal religions and tribal...
Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led government of diluting the new forest conservation rules for the ease of snatching forest land and said his party stands...
Jammu And Kashmir Lt. Governer Manoj Sinha Has Claimed That The Government Is Working Tirelessly For the Holistic Development Of Tribal Communities In the...
The tribal communities of Jammu and Kashmir widely hailed the abrogation of Article 370 as 'historic' government move, confident that it would end the...
With no access to the majority of forest areas, and shrinking of grazing lands, nomadic herders like Gujjars and Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are finding...
Hundreds of displaced tribals of Chhattisgarh staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, demanding rehabilitation under Forest Rights Act.
