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Jammu demolitions happened as bureaucracy not under elected govt: J&K dy CM

Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary. (File)
chandigarh news
Published on May 22, 2026 07:50 am IST

Outrage in Kashmir against Jammu demolitions, inquiry panel formed

As many as 32 illegal structures of Gujjar community were demolished in a joint action by the forest department, the revenue department and police. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on May 21, 2026 06:38 am IST

Digitally map forest limits: Govt to states

Since 2011, only Odisha has completed more than 90% of the settlement and digitisation process. (File picture)
india news
Published on Apr 15, 2026 10:58 am IST

Forests, rights & resilience: 20 years of the FRA

Law (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
governance
Published on Apr 05, 2026 05:06 pm IST

The private forestry plan must square with Forest Rights Act

Bypassing gram sabhas excludes the well-established benefits of community-based forest management. Those who live in and depend on forests are more likely to make sustainable decisions. (HT Archive)
opinion
Published on Feb 25, 2026 08:23 pm IST

Decades of denial: ‘Our rice fields flattened, given away for a golf course’

Mumbai, India - Feb. 24, 2026: Adivasis from Konkan shared their experiences of claims with the Forest Rights Act, 2006, at a public hearing organised by the People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) at the YB Chavan Centre on Tuesday. A panel including retired justice Abhay Thipsay, ex-bureaucrat Lakshmikant Deshmukh, ex-minister Vasant Purke will compile an audit report on two decades of implementation of the FRA to be submitted to the state government in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
mumbai news
Updated on Feb 25, 2026 09:31 am IST

SGNP survey finds 16,478 families for rehabilitation, adivasis claim harassment

Mumbai, India - January 27, 2026: Hundreds of adivasis and their supporters during a protest against an anti-encroachment drive by the forest department inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, January 27, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
mumbai news
Published on Feb 16, 2026 08:51 am IST

Odisha told to not relocate anyone from around tiger reserve till violations probed

(Above) A tiger from Odisha in Gujarat. Satkosia Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the Angul and Nayagarh district of Odisha, India covering an area of 963.87 km2. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1976 and a tiger reserve in 2007. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Feb 10, 2026 08:36 pm IST

Foot march ends as state govt assures implementation of demands

An All India Kisan Sabha delegation and senior ministers, along with officials from revenue, tribal development, water resources, forest and school education, held a three-hour meeting on Tuesday, followed by discussions with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. (HT)
pune news
Published on Jan 31, 2026 06:30 am IST

Fadnavis may meet representatives before Nashik ‘long march’ reaches Mumbai

Nashik: Farmers and labourers participate in a ‘long march’ to Mumbai to press for their various demands, including land rights, irrigation facilities and uninterrupted power supply, (PTI)
mumbai news
Updated on Jan 26, 2026 08:44 pm IST

Massive farmers’ march begins from Nashik, to reach Mumbai by Feb 2

The march took its first halt on the acres of baron land at Rahul Bahula in Nashik and will resume on Monday towards Shahapur. (HT)
pune news
Published on Jan 26, 2026 05:52 am IST

Long march led by CPI (M) to continue at the state level

The protest was called off on Thursday after the district administration accepted several local-level demands. (X/CPI(M))
mumbai news
Published on Jan 23, 2026 06:48 am IST

National Park tribals protest state’s attempt to evict them from ancestral abode

National Park tribals protest state’s attempt to evict them from ancestral abode
mumbai news
Published on Jan 22, 2026 06:54 am IST

10,000 farmers, fishermen, tribals in CPI(M) long march reach Palghar

10,000 farmers, fishermen, tribals in CPI(M) long march reach Palghar
mumbai news
Published on Jan 21, 2026 07:36 am IST

Bijli Mahadev ropeway: NGT asks Himachal govt to file reply in three weeks

The advocate general for Himachal Pradesh assured the Tribunal that all issues will be examined and responded to within three weeks. (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 12, 2025 07:12 am IST

Tribals in SGNP left in limbo over English-only master plan

Adivasi Village - Rural Village - Tribals in Sanjay Gandhi National Park - Chunibai (81) she has been staying in the hamlet for all her life. She is also suffering from Scabies and earns her living by selling logs of wood - HT Photo by Prasad Gori 18.02.2009 - FEB09 2K9 (Hindustan Times)
mumbai news
Published on Oct 09, 2025 06:35 am IST

MoEF flags forest right violations in Similipal Tiger Reserve village relocation

Spread over an area of 2750 sq km in Myurbhanj district, the core area of Similipal had six villages. (Representational image)
others
Published on Sept 15, 2025 07:11 pm IST

17 gram sabhas in Chhattisgarh allege illegal eviction by tiger reserve authorities

17 gram sabhas in Chhattisgarh allege illegal eviction by tiger reserve authorities
india news
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 08:40 am IST

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh calls Great Nicobar project a maha ecological disaster

He referenced fresh evidence that the local administration had misrepresented its compliance with the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
india news
Published on Aug 24, 2025 12:01 pm IST

Nearly 2.5mn claims granted under Forest Act

Nearly 2.5mn claims granted under Forest Act
india news
Published on Aug 19, 2025 06:08 am IST

‘About half of forest rights claims distributed’: MoEFCC in Lok Sabha

The Aarey forest is one of the few remaining green spaces in Mumbai. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
india news
Published on Aug 18, 2025 10:54 pm IST

Increase in forest cover shows active involvement of communities: MoEFCC

Minister of state for environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said the National Forest Policy, 1988, emphasises the importance of closely associating tribal communities in the protection, regeneration, and development of forests. (Representative photo)
india news
Published on Jul 31, 2025 03:53 pm IST

Not just tribals, other communities also benefiting from Forest Rights Act in Goa: Official

Not just tribals, other communities also benefiting from Forest Rights Act in Goa: Official
india news
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:28 am IST

Ministry vs ministry on forest tribes claim

The intervention comes amid mounting criticism from forest rights activists who accuse the environment ministry of systematically undermining the 2006 law designed to recognise the rights of forest-dwelling tribal communities. (PTI)
india news
Published on Jul 06, 2025 06:44 am IST

Chhattisgarh forest dept withdraws community forest rights order after backlash

According to the May 15 order, the forest department would oversee the land granted to forest dwellers under FRA provisions, until the central government provided model management plans (Representative photo)
india news
Published on Jul 03, 2025 09:47 pm IST

Tribals in Great Nicobar not against development but lack info about mega project: NCST member

Tribals in Great Nicobar not against development but lack info about mega project: NCST member
india news
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:27 am IST

Forest officials raze ‘illegal’ sheds of tribals in Nagarahole wildlife range

While six new structures were demolished, six sheds built in May were left untouched (HT photo)
india news
Published on Jun 19, 2025 07:58 am IST

Rights groups alarmed over Himachal forest official's letter on FRA, write to Centre

Rights groups alarmed over Himachal forest official's letter on FRA, write to Centre
india news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:49 pm IST

Tribal groups claim Centre's forest encroachment data to NGT 'false', undermines FRA

Tribal groups claim Centre's forest encroachment data to NGT 'false', undermines FRA
india news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 02:18 pm IST

Over 745,000 forest rights claims pending across states: Minister tells RS

According to data provided by the minister, the total number of claims settled across all states and union territories stands at 2,503,453 (FILE PHOTO)
india news
Published on Mar 19, 2025 10:35 pm IST
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