People’s Union for Civil Liberties

Tendu leaves from the East Indian ebony tree are a commonly collected non-timber forest product in India. The leaves are wrapped around tobacco to make local Indian cigarettes. Credit: Subhodkiran via Wikimedia Commons.

India’s COVID Recovery Plan for Indigenous Groups Is Further Marginalising Them

Sushmita 04/05/2021

The assumption underlying compensatory afforestation is that the loss...

Pregnant women await their turn for a consultation. Credit: Reuters

After Ignoring Mandated Maternity Entitlements, Modi Makes a Recycled Promise

Jahnavi Sen 02/01/2017

The Rs 6,000 announced by the prime minister as...