Latest News on Forest Rights Act
Showing of 0 - 10 from 19 results
Forest Rights Act - Total results - 19
-
Aug 01, 2018
Development no silver bullet, government must bridge trust deficit in Maoist hotbed Bastar
Many elderly people in Bastar believe that there continues to be a trust deficit between a large section of the tribal population and the establishment. -
Jul 02, 2018
Indigenous communities practice effective forest conservation, but remain excluded from policy
Indigenous peoples perhaps have been the best guardians of the Earth's natural resources, but they are increasingly being deprived of land -
Jun 12, 2018
K Chandrashekar Rao's 'Rythu Bandhu' scheme hobbled by leakages, faulty targeting of beneficiaries
Implementing the Rythu Bandhu scheme by plugging leakages and extending it to all those who till the land would have promoted farmers’ welfare. -
Apr 26, 2018
For Madhya Pradesh's tribals, too wide a gap between state policies and reality
A five-year roadmap for overall development of tribals was on the agenda when Narendra Modi visited Mandla, Madhya Pradesh -
Mar 09, 2018
Maharashtra farmers' march to Mumbai a mission to assert rights and overcome oppression, one step at a time
Dancing, singing and surviving on the bare minimum, over 25,000 farmers from across Maharashtra are marching to Mumbai where they will encircle the legislative building and press for demands which they feel successive state governments have betrayed them on: land rights, forest rights, guaranteed minimum support price and loan waivers, etc -
Dec 17, 2017
Sonia Gandhi overcame her caste and religion deficits as a politician, but chose Congress' interests over governance
As the president of Indian National Congress, Sonia Gandhi constructed a political personality for herself that transcended caste and religion, and precisely what the founding fathers of the Indian Constitution had hoped for -
Sep 17, 2017
Travelling with the Van Gujjars: Tracing a forest-dwelling nomadic tribe's spring migration
The Van Gujjars, who trace their origins back to Kashmir, first came to the Shivaliks some 1,500 years ago -
Jul 27, 2016
Dharmendra Pradhan urges his cabinet colleagues to look in to the death of 19 children in
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged three of his Union cabinet colleagues to send a fact-finding team to ascertain the factors that have led to the death of 19 children in a village in Odisha's Jajpur district. -
Jul 24, 2016
Rahul Gandhi will launch campaign on importance of Forest Rights Act: Jairam Ramesh
Rahul Gandhi will launch a nationwide campaign next month to highlight the significance of proper implementation of Forest Rights Act. -
Jul 12, 2016
Adani group benefited from Narendra Modi govt's 'largesse': Jairam Ramesh
The charge was denied by the Adani group, saying the mine was allocated during United Progressive Alliance regime
