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Video | Portraits of Dayamani Barla known as the “Iron Lady of Jharkhand”

Ballad of Resistance is a video portrait of indigenous tribal journalist and activist Dayamani Barla, her perseverance and tireless fight against corporations and the state machinery. The film follows how …

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Warning by Indigenous Rights Awardee Dayamani Barla: “The land will become infertile” – Jharkhand

Source: “World listens to ‘Iron Lady of Jharkhand’ in the Big Apple” by Narayan Lakshman, The Hindu, New York, May 25, 2013 The HinduAddress : https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/world-listens-to-iron-lady-of-jharkhand-in-the-big-apple/article4747354.eceDate Visited: 11 March 2024 Anumeha …

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A way to preserve biodiversity: India’s inspiring tradition of sacred groves – Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel

In commissioning a High-Level Working Group headed by the space scientist K. Kasturirangan to study the recommendations of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), the Ministry of Environment and …

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Butterfly survey by the Ferns Naturalists Society in North Wayanad Forest Division – Kerala

A recent butterfly survey in North Wayanad Forest Division of Kerala organised jointly by the Ferns Naturalists Society and the Forest and Wildlife Department reported the sighting of 140 species, …

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How to protect “hotspots of biodiversity” in ecologically sensitive Western Ghats – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

Source: “Green Tribunal seeks MoEF’s response on plea on Western Ghats”, The Hindu, New Delhi, May 31, 2012Address : http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article3476285.ece?homepage=trueDate Visited: Sun Jun 03 2012 11:22:32 GMT+0200 (CEST)

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How to cope with climate change, government interventions and the demands of companies? “We support farmers”: A tribal self-help organization’s experience with organic orchards – West Bengal

The Green Revolution has changed life in Indian villages, but the main beneficiaries were the landlords. Daily labourers remain poor and marginalised. The limits of using ever more fertiliser and …

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Video | Honey gathering tribes assert their ancestral rights and way of life – Tamil Nadu & Karnataka

The Kattunayakans are a honey gathering community in the Gudalur valley. Over generations they have mastered the skills required to take honey out of hives. – Priyashri Mani (upload information 3 …

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“Woodsmoke and Leafcups”: A book that opens up the full joy of tribal life without romanticisation – Bastar

The natural wealth with which much of tribal India is endowed is also its bane. The erstwhile Bastar district, one of the largest in the country, was first divided into …