In Kashmir, the long-awaited Forest Rights Act is a boon for some – but pastoralists are anxious
Herders and shepherds, who do not have Scheduled Tribe status, fear that they will be blocked from grazing grounds and evicted from their summer shelters. 2 hours ago Abdul Rashid, a forest dweller and pastoralist from Budgam, is worried about his community s land and their livelihood. | Athar Parvaiz
Thousands of forest dwellers in Kashmir are hoping that the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which is finally being implemented in the region 12 years after it came into force elsewhere in India. will protect their rights over forest resources.
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Mysore/Mysuru: The Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP),
University of Mysore (UoM), has initiated a project on Human Development Index calculations for Tribal Groups of Karnataka. The Project is sponsored by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
CSSEIP Director Dr. D.C. Nanjunda said that the research project is moving at a slow pace because of the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic last year. A visit to Tribal Hamlets (Haadis) was undertaken in January this year for collection of relevant data, he said.
Noting that Kerala was the first State to prepare the first Tribal Human Development Index in 2010, he said that now Karnataka becomes the second State to do so.