-Down to Earth Seizures of ivory, skins and bones of wildlife species represent only those cases which come to light The Supreme Court order, which has set aside the suspension of conviction of Salman Khan in the blackbuck shooting case, once again brings into focus the high rate of wildlife crimes in India. The scale of the crimes in the country can be gauged from some of the information put out by the...
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Tribals in Chhattisgarh oppose Narendra Modi government’s coal ordinance
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: After vociferous protests from workers' unions, Narendra Modi government's coal ordinance is drawing flak from adivasi villagers of north Chhattisgarh as 20 gram sabhas from three districts of the state have passed resolutions against resumption of mining in 16 coal blocks spread over 2,000 sq km of dense Forests which were part of the previous UPA government's 'no go' areas. The opposition could be debilitating for the...
More »Five coal blocks in Chhattisgarh might see land conflict -Nitin Sethi
-Business Standard Since it came to power in May 2014, the NDA government has been working to do away with the need for such consent from tribal village councils Five coal blocks up for allocation and auction in the first phase could get stuck in a land conflict. A total of 20 tribal village councils in the Hasdeo-Arand and Dharamjaigarh Forest areas of Chhattisgarh have passed formal resolutions under the Forest Rights...
More »20 gram sabhas in Chhattisgarh pass resolutions against auction of coal mines -Mayank Aggarwal
-Livemint.com Councils say auctions of coal mines in Hasdeo-Arand region will violate the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006 New Delhi: Twenty gram sabhas or village councils from Chhattisgarh have passed resolutions opposing any auction of coal mines in the Hasdeo-Arand region of the state, saying an auction would violate the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. Please click here to access. ...
More »Friends, foes alike slam Modi govt's land policy
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Modi government of surreptitiously restoring a century-old British law on land acquisition even as the party brainstormed on "weakening" of UPA's "aam aadmi" policies, firmly adopting a left-of-centre approach to take on BJP. Congress appears set to launch an agitation against the NDA government's policies of coal mine auctions, liberalized land acquisition, Forest Rights Act and a restructured...
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