As seen on Counterview Guman Singh, Coordinator, Himalaya Niti Abhiyan, and Kulbushan Upamanyu, President, Himalaya Niti Abhiyan, have asked the Chief Secretary, Himachal Pradesh, who…
As seen on Hindustan Times Several BJP-ruled states have brought rules and orders that could scuttle implementation of the forest rights act (FRA), reveal documents…
As seen on The Economic Times JASHIPUR, ODISHA: Reaching Bilapaka in the buffer area of the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district of north-eastern Odisha…
As seen on Outlook India How The NDA Is Whittling Down Green Norms Change in definition of no-go area in dense forest, leaving more area…
As seen on E&E Climate Wire By Elizabeth Harball India may be moving to more strictly enforce the Forest Rights Act of 2006, action one advocacy group…
As seen on The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The tribal affairs ministry has asked state governments to review all cases where forest rights claims have…
As seen on Down to Earth In tribal-dominated areas of the country, forests have always been traditionally managed by local communities A new study says…
Realizing full potential of Forest Rights Act will transform land ownership, forest governance, and rural livelihoods for tens of millions of forest-dwellers on at least…
As seen on The Times of India Bad loans are piling up in Indian banks, mainly driven by loans taken by infrastructure and mining sector…
Flawed financial and environmental regulatory system for infrastructure and extractive projects are causing community conflict and serious financial risks for India Download the report. Photo…
As seen on The Economic Times Two years ago when Tom Albanese, the mining veteran, met with Anil Agarwal for the fi rst time in…
As seen on The Economic Times John Ruggie, who crafted the ‘business and human rights’ framework for the UN steered a costs study of 50 mining cases…
NEW DELHI: About a quarter of India’s districts are witnessing mass protests over land acquisition issues according to a study. It identified 252 land conflicts…
As seen on Al Jazeera By Saif Khalid It took eight days of walking for 80-year-old Dhanmatya Mumat to reach New Delhi. Like thousands of other…
As seen on Down to Earth. Land devoted to non-agricultural use has increased three-fold since Independence. It is set to increase further and faster, according…
As seen on Web Newswire “India needs to learn from these countries. Our forest laws are still colonial, with the state keeping a tight control…
As seen on the Times of India NEW DELHI: At the time when government is looking at various options to change green laws to make…
As seen on Down to Earth. Globally, forest governance is undergoing reforms to benefit from community forestry MEXICO AND India are worlds apart, both in…
As seen on The Hindu When the National Democratic Alliance government amended the land acquisition Act through an ordinance last week, it promised to set…
As seen on Business Standard More than 250 conflicts have arisen over land acquisitioncases between 2013 and 2014 in 165 of India’s 664 districts. This is…
As seen on Yahoo! News India Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) At least 25 percent of India’s districts are affected by some form of land conflict…
As seen on Reuters NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Civil unrest in India is expected to worsen after a 30 percent rise in two…
With land and forest related disputes reported in at least 25 percent of India’s districts, wave of conflicts around land takeovers raises questions about India’s…
As seen on the New Indian Express BHUBANESWAR: Hundreds of tribals, including Dongoria Kandhas of Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district, on Saturday lodged a strong…