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77.45 hectares of forest land for bullet train: Maharashtra govt seeks additional details before giving approval -Neha Kulkarni

-The Indian Express Out of the 1,400 hectares required for the bullet train project in Maharashtra and Gujarat, 353 hectares will be required from Maharashtra. Mumbai: The Maharashtra forest department has raised queries regarding a proposal submitted by the National High-Speed Railway Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) seeking to divert 77.45 hectares of forest land in the state for the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Calling the proposal incomplete, the state government has...

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227 villages in three districts of Rajasthan declared Schedule Areas -Ishan Kukreti

-Down to Earth This new development will benefit the scheduled tribes residing in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister on Wednesday (April 25) approved the declaration of 227 villages in three districts of Rajasthan as Schedule Areas. The declaration of Scheduled Areas under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India was done by rescinding the Constitution Order 114 of February 12, 1981 and promulgating a new Constitution...

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Wells in Tribal Villages of this Maharashtra district are always dry due to impractical water schemes -Mayuresh Ganapatye

-IndiaToday.in Mumbai: While the Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) prediction for a good monsoon is a relief for farmers and drought affected villages, there are many Tribal Villages near Mumbai that face water shortage. These villages are completely dependent on government water tankers as wells have become parched. Every day the women of Dhamni village in Mokhada district gather at 6 am in anticipation of the government water tanker that comes here daily. However,...

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The Pathalgadi rebellion -Amarnath Tewary

-The Hindu In recent months, many Adivasi villages in Jharkhand have put up giant plaques declaring their gram sabha as the only sovereign authority and banning ‘outsiders’ from their area. Amarnath Tewary reports on a political movement that is gathering steam across the State’s tribal belt It is high noon at the government middle school in the heart of Maoist-affected Arki block in Jharkhand’s Khunti district. Over 100 Adivasi villagers have gathered...

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Tribal woman makes it to Odisha State Planning Board, brings cheer to Koraput -Akhaya Mishra

-The New Indian Express JEYPORE (Odisha): The announcement of making a 56-year-old tribal woman of Patraput village in Koraput district a member of the State Planning Board has brought cheer for the widow as well as the locals. Villagers and elected representatives of Jeypore block are making a beeline for her thatched house to congratulate Kamala Pujari, who brought laurels to the State by preserving hundreds of local varieties of paddy...

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