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Five Takeaways in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Contested Eviction Order

Neha Sinha 28/02/2019

The FRA case is interesting – and relevant –...

conservation, Forest Rights Act, Adivasis, forest dwelling communities, tribals, timber, forest act, national forests policy, encroachment, bourgeois, Supreme Court, imperial bureaucracy, forest-dependent communities, conservatism,

The Supreme Court Sends Forest Rights Back to a Dark Past

Tanay Gandhi 25/02/2019

In colonial India, encroachers were thought of as 'evil'...

Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Telangana, Forest Rights Act, community forest rights, individual forest rights, tribals, tribal welfare, afforestation, Telangana ku haritha haram, Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority, CAMPA funds,

With Forest Rights Promises Broken, Who Will Telangana’s Tribals Support?

Uttam Sahoo 06/12/2018

Telangana has also performed poorly on improving the welfare...

National Commission of Scheduled Tribes, Indian Forest Service, agonism, conservation, forest ecosystem, National Forest Policy 2018, Forest Conservation Act, Wildlife Protection Act, National Forest Policy, forest-dependent communities, hegemony, subaltern, forest produce, tribals, tribal welfare,

Why It’s Bad News That the NCST Wants to Rename the Indian Forest Service

Tanay Gandhi 19/11/2018

The key issue here is the different meanings of...

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The ‘Other’ in the Forest Rights Act Has Been Ignored for Years

Asavari Raj Sharma 01/07/2018

Though non-tribal forest dwellers are recognised by the Act,...

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What We Can Learn From the Tribals About Forests as a Source of Food Security

Bharat Dogra 14/12/2017

New research shows the resilience and strength of tribal...

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Why the Modi Government Needs a Transparent Environmental Policy

Nitin Sethi 05/02/2016

It is the right of the public to know...