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adminMay 25, 2021

Ahmedabad : Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), Food Security Act (FSA) and MNREGA. They handed over a memorandum to the Ahmedabad collector, seeking land ownership under Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. Leading […]

adminMay 25, 2021

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By Kushagra Dixit, Bandha Tola (Kanha Tiger Reserve) : Dependent on the forest for their day-to-day needs, women of Bandha Tola faced an uncertain future when their whole village, along with hundreds of other such Baiga tribal villages, was moved out of their traditional habitat in the jungles of this famous tiger reserve in central […]

adminMay 25, 2021

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By Mohammed Shafeeq, Hyderabad : The scenic beauty of Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh is in stark contrast to the lives of indigenous tribes people inhabiting the region. Living in virtual destitution, these tribals — like their counterparts scattered in remote locations across the rest of India — lack access to basic amenities like safe […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : Stressing that Adivasis in Gujarat were in bad condition, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi “where did Rs 55,000 crore meant for Vanbandhu scheme go?”. This was Gandhi’s 10th question as part of a Congress strategy wherein he would put one question daily to Modi ahead […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : India is among the deadliest countries for defenders of rights related to land, territory, environment, rights NGO Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In its global report ‘Deadly but Preventable Attacks: Killings and Enforced Disappearances of Those who Defend Human Rights’, released on Tuesday, the rights watchdog said: “In India, journalists, land rights […]