The Supreme Court on Friday, 6 November 2026, held that planned cultivation of a commercial crop such as silk cotton cannot be recognised as a forest right under the Scheduled Tribes and…
The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has told the Calcutta High Court that Nicobarese tribal leaders seeking to join a petition challenging forest rights settlement on Great Nicobar Island are ‘neither necessary nor…
Nearly 49,000 tribal protesters from Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Nashik districts have called off their march to the Maharashtra secretariat after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured action on their demands. The ‘Samvidhan…
Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmed Rana on Friday (23 October 2026) called for faster and transparent implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, at the third regional review conference in…
India has asked the UN human rights body when it will issue a report on steps taken by Pakistan to address concerns in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including investigations into killings and internet…
The Madhya Pradesh Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Manoj Aggarwal issued a letter on 6 August directing forest officials to receive Community Forest Resource claims from Gram Sabhas at meetings on 15…
The Madhya Pradesh forest department has put on hold a 6 August directive that instructed field officers to receive community forest resource (CFR) rights claims from Gram Sabhas, after protests by Adivasi…
A nine-year-old boy was abducted and killed by a neighbour in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district after a land dispute escalated. The accused, Savanji Thakor, allegedly kidnapped the child and dumped his body in…
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Secretary Ranjana Chopra reviewed tribal welfare schemes in Indore and Khargone districts on Thursday, visiting an Eklavya Model Residential School and a weaving centre. At the EMRS in…
The Odisha government has formed a high-level inquiry committee to examine the relocation of villages from the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR), following allegations of forced evictions. The committee, headed by the Revenue…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.