By Baher Kamal In much of the Andes, soil erosion is thought to be one of the most limiting factors in crop production. Soil is vulnerable to erosion where it is exposed to moving water or wind and where conditions… Continue Reading →
Ten members from the Baiga community have filed a PIL in Chhattisgarh High Court, challenging a 38 year-old order restricting permanent family planning among Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). Harendra Singh Sijwali, a social worker from Ganiyari and Jan… Continue Reading →
Image captionMs Bhatia has worked with Dalits and tribespeople for over 30 years A leading Indian activist has been facing threats to her life in the Maoist-affected central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The BBC Hindi’s Vineet Khare profiles Bela Bhatia,… Continue Reading →
Lalitpur: The gathering looked joyous and colourful, but amidst the celebrations of the One Billion Rising event in one district of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, sat hundreds of angry adivasi women. While the region goes to polls in barely 10… Continue Reading →
Ritesh Mishra Hindustan Times, Raipur Tribals of Gampur village march towards Kirandul police station to protest against the alleged fake encounter, on Thursday.(HT) Hundreds of tribals staged a protest in front of a police station in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on… Continue Reading →
by Dr. Kamal Kumar Tanti As I started writing this piece, I remembered a Jhumur song very popular in our childhood days: “Chal re mini Assam jabo/deshe aro dukh re/Assam deshere mini/cha bagan harial (O girl, let’s go to Assam/… Continue Reading →
The villagers say that the duo went to the bazaar in Kirandul on January 28 to buy supplies for Kadti’s newborn child when they were picked up and later killed Written by Dipankar Ghose | Raipur | Nearly 500 villagers… Continue Reading →
Jyotsna Singh T A PRIMER: “The book explains complex diseases and science in a simple fashion.” Picture shows a doctor examining a tribal boy Raju at a makeshift health centre, at Chinnagellur village in Chhattisgarh. — PHOTO: REUTERS |… Continue Reading →
The Chhattisgarh government has long being accused of allowing groups that use intimidatory tactics to flourish in Bastar. Written by Dipankar Ghose | Raipur | IGP S R P KalluriTwo days after the exit of Bastar Inspector General of Police… Continue Reading →
Bhadra Sinha Hindustan Times, New Delhi Social activists standing in water drums in Bhopal during their protest to support the indefinite ‘Jal Satyagrah’ agitation of the oustees of Omkareshwar Dam at Narmada river.(PTI File Photo) The Supreme Court brought curtains on… Continue Reading →
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