Hasdeo Protests
Over the past year, the Hasdeo forests, known as the ‘Lungs of Chhattisgarh’, have been in news for the protests erupting over the mining project.…
Tribals
Beyond Forest Rights Act
What is FRA? In the pre-independence period, the Indian Forest Act was enacted in 1927 to establish the procedure for settling the question on forest…
Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) – Main Features and Effects
Recently, a Tamil movie Jai Bhim has been released which portrays the plight of the Irula community of Tamil Nadu. People of this community are rat-ca…
Cultural Genocide in Canada
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Tribal Hunting Rights Vs Wildlife Conservation
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[Updated] Tribal Rights in India (Constitutional & Legal)
As the most disadvantaged section of the society, the tribal population has certain rights that are necessary for their overall protection and develop…
Sixth Schedule of the Constitution – Should Ladakh be included in it?
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribe had written to the Union Home Minister and Union Minister of Tribal Affair…
Draft Indian Forest Act 2019: Dehumanising Forests
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has released the first draft of the comprehensive amendments to the Indian Forest Ac…
Draft National Forest Policy 2018: Is it Pro-Industry?
The Parliamentary panel on environment and forests has raised serious concerns regarding the Draft National Forest Policy for its excessive focus on c…
