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Karnataka: 44,016 claims under Forest Rights Act rejected in Shivamogga

February 22, 2022 4:45 pm

Senior forest department officials said that while most of the applications by scheduled tribes (ST) have been settled, the problem lies with the other traditional forest dwellers (OTFD).

Karnataka ranks ninth in approving pleas under Forest Rights Act

September 14, 2021 7:25 am

The state has so far received 2.81 lakh applications from STs and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFD) till February this year, of which 1.8 lakh claims were rejected.

From 2012, Odisha saw steep fall in recgnition of FRA claims: study

August 05, 2021 7:13 am

The report also says that there is a huge gap between the minimum potential forest areas to be recognised under the Forest Rights Act and recognised forest areas as of April 30 — even 13 years after its implementation.

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Jai Ram Thakur hails Supreme Court go-ahead for 605 infra projects

February 17, 2021 12:55 am

Thakur said the apex court, through order dated February 15, has cleared the way for implementing 138 projects for which approval has been given by the Centre under Forest Conservation Act (FCA) and also permitted to execute 465 projects under the Forest Rights Act (FRA).

Hardline conservationists fail to see possibilities of people-wildlife coexistence

August 14, 2020 9:38 am

Is the relocation of forest-dwellers always needed for conserving wildlife? Some hardline conservationists and foresters believe that wildlife needs absolutely “inviolate” areas — those devoid of humans and human activities.

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Maharashtra: Forest rights activists write to CM, demand intervention against ‘bid to take away gram sabha rights’

June 04, 2020 12:41 am

The Indian Express had highlighted the Gadchiroli gram sabha issue recently. In Melghat region of Amravati district, a group of 45 gram sabhas had sought working capital for its tendu business from the tribal development department.

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FRA claims: Appeals facilitated against orders of district panels

May 28, 2020 4:21 am

The modification incorporates a provision enabling rightful claimants of forest rights to appeal against the order of DLCs.

Maharashtra: Forest rights for dwellers in 55 critical wildlife habitats within three months

January 12, 2020 2:55 am

Acting on a recent Bombay High Court order, the state has issued directives asking officials to take up the settlement of such claims on a war footing.

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Arjun Munda: ‘Forests can be saved by honouring tribal rights vested in the Forest Rights Act’

September 16, 2019 12:00 pm

The psychology of tribals needs to be understood for effectively integrating them in the mainstream, says Arjun Munda.

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No legal representative in SC to defend Forest Rights Act a matter of concern says Brinda Karat

September 13, 2019 8:08 pm

Ever since the February orders of the Supreme Court for eviction of lakhs of tribal families, a sense of deep insecurity and vulnerability haunts the tribal communities as the subsequent stay order is temporary and tenuous, Brinda Karat said in the letter.

FOREST RIGHTS ACT VIDEOS

What the thousands of farmers protesting in Maharashtra are demanding

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Around 30,000 farmers and tribals are marching from Thane to Azad Maidan in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Here’s a list of their long-pending demands.