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Forest Rights recognition major issue in 153 LS constituencies, says analysis

Of the 153 core FRA constituencies, the BJP won 103 seats, while the Congress won only 11 seats in the 2019 general elections

There are 47 ST reserved seats in India out of which 42 are core FRA constituencies, as per the analysis. (Representative Image)
Published on Apr 13, 2024 01:39 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

Chhattisgarh: 17 villages of Hasdeo Aranya get Community Forest Management rights

These titles have been recognised in areas that were marked for nine coal blocks in Korba district including Paturia, Gidhmudi, Madanpur South, and coal bearing areas

In 2021, the residents of these villages participated in the 300-km padyatra to Raipur to meet the governor and the chief minister with a demand to protect the forests. (Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 10:36 AM IST

Jal Jangal Jameen: Why these three words can’t be separated from India’s tribes

A history of the slogan that has carried forward from Indian Independence to the present, and what it means to the tribal communities and forest dwellers

Statue of Komaram Bheem at Tank Bund Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India(Praveen Kumar Myakala/Wikimedia Commons)
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 08:35 PM IST

The janjatiya way to nation-building

The Janjatiya Gaurav Divas celebration underscores the government’s dedication to the well-being and empowerment of marginalised groups.

Bhagwan Birsa Munda wasn’t just a protector of the forest. He stood as a guardian of socio-cultural values, sacrificing himself alongside his comrades in the fight against the British. (Shutterstock)
Published on Nov 15, 2023 10:17 PM IST

Forest conservation is the law. What does a new bill seek to amend?

The Forest Conservation Amendment Bill 2023 is expected to be tabled in the Parliament's Monsoon session. Key provisions of the bill have come under fire

One of the proposed clauses in the bill exempts prior clearance for strategic developmental projects of national importance on forest land situated within 100 km of international borders, which will include ecologically fragile regions of Himalayas that are home to a variety of endemic wildlife like the red panda(Parveen Kaswan)
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 07:56 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi
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