Ladakh bears brunt of global warming
The impacts of climate change are being felt in this highly susceptible Himalayan region Environment: Hidden in the folds of the mighty Himalayas is a valley that has not yet been overtaken by modernisation
Nomads
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Draft National Land Reforms Policy 2013
This National Land Reform Policy Draft 2013 formulated by Union Ministry of Rural Development and released on 18 July 2013 suggests a just and equitable method of allotting land on a priority basis to the marginalized, especially marginalized women.
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Polio’s moving target
A 25-year, US$10-billion global effort has taken the number of polio cases from hundreds of thousands per year to just hundreds, but it is now struggling to stamp the virus out of its final strongholds
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Tibetan herders lead environment effort
Herders of the Tibetan ethnic group are leading the charge in protecting grasslands and biodiversity in their communities, thanks to support from the government and environmental groups. In Tsochi village,
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Tenuous lives
Conservation measures have taken away the traditional livelihoods of nomadic tribes in Karnataka. AT a short distance from the world famous monuments at Hampi is the village of Hulihaidar in the fertile
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De-notified tribes demand special rights
Mumbai: The Rashtriya Banjara Kranti Dal, a party of the de-notified nomadic tribes, on Wednesday organised a rally here, demanding special constitutional rights for all nomadic tribes in the country.
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Nomads arrested for wild boar poaching
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Five nomads were taken into custody on Tuesday from the Indergarh Range of Bundi district in Rajasthan for alleged poaching of wild boars near the Chambal Crocodile Sanctuary. The accused, said to be belonging to the hunter community of Mogya, are from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
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Harassment of tribals: NHRC asks Guj to submit report
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday directed the Gujarat government to submit a report on the
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Gujjars seek action against police, forest officials
Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir today demanded dismissal of Police and Forest officials who set ablaze more than 30 houses of nomadic Gujjars at village Karnala Chak on the banks of river Tawi adjoining Vikram Chowk in Jammu yesterday.
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Starvation among primitive tribal groups
The Indian state