Forest rights act
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Supreme Court orders eviction of more than 10 lakh Adivasi and forest-dwelling families
Scroll Staff
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Forest Rights Act: Politicians, adivasi groups ask Centre if it wants to ‘sacrifice’ the law
Scroll Staff
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In Jammu and Kashmir, Gujjars and Bakerwals grow anxious after the repeal of Roshni Act
Safwat Zargar
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Iron ore mining is devouring Jharkhand’s sal-rich Saranda forest, hurting its Adivasi residents
Gurvinder Singh
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As 20,000 farmers reach Mumbai, Maharashtra reportedly agrees to reassess Adivasi land rights claims
Mridula Chari
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In Chhattisgarh, Bastar’s Adivasi groups are putting up independent candidates
Mayank Aggarwal
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‘Government and industry take Adivasis’ land for development projects but ignore their interests’
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Tribal affairs ministry opposes Centre’s draft National Forest Policy for its ‘privatisation thrust’
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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For Adivasis in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, mining has brought increased militarisation and violence
Raksha Kumar
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Video: Why adivasi farmers in Maharashtra want the Forest Rights Act implemented
Shone Satheesh
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Stories from the Long March: Adivasi farmers explain why they walked 180 km for forest land rights
Aarefa Johari
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‘Landless Adivasis’, ‘urban Maoism’, fake Twitter trends: BJP is still in denial on farmers’ plight
Mridula Chari
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Feeding those who feed you: How Mumbai residents welcomed farmers marching through the city
Mridula Chari
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From compulsory consent to no consultation: How the government diluted Adivasi rights to forestlands
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Off the mark: National Crime Records Bureau data gives a misleading picture of environmental crime
Samriddhi Geetanjoy Sahu
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Grass or tree?: A rule reclassifying bamboo claims to benefit tribals – but industry will gain more
Nitin Sethi
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How the tribal affairs ministry allowed tiger reserves to get away with displacing Adivasis
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Centre’s draft rules on compensatory afforestation allow gram sabha consent to be bypassed
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Ten years of Forest Rights Act: Maharashtra tops in implementation – but credit goes to one district
Mridula Chari
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In Himachal Pradesh, a village is using the law to take back forest land from the Forest Department
Shazia Nigar