A brief overview Unbeknownst to Indians who were busy tackling the deadly second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, a hazardous tropical cyclone struck West Bengal, Odisha, and Southern Bangladesh on May 26, 2021, merely nine days after Cyclone Tauktae lashed at India along its Arabian Sea Coast. Indian Meteorological Department reported Cyclone Yaas to have hit…
Administrative Apathy Implementation of the act remains the biggest challenge as acts related to the environment are not entirely compliant with the law, illegal encroachments have happened as much as that claims have been unfairly rejected. As tribals are not a big vote bank in most states, governments find it convenient to subvert FRA or…
Damage and Impact of Cyclone Yaas Coinciding with the perigean spring tide, an especially high tide caused by the sun and moon being slightly closer to Earth than usual, the storm surge in the sea and rivers triggered by Yaas caused widespread damage to thatched houses, standing crops, and trees in the rural belt of…
Title rights It gives FDST and OTFD the right to ownership to land farmed by tribals or forest dwellers subject to a maximum of 4 hectares. Ownership is only for land that is actually being cultivated by the concerned family and no new lands will be granted. Use rights The rights of the dwellers extend…
The Act was mainly incorporated to differentiate the types of forests, protecting their use and to regulating the forest produce. The Act defines how a forest or a waste land becomes a reserved or protected forest. The procedure requires the Forest Settlement Officer(FSO) to consider the claims made by the local inhabitants regarding the usage…
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on 18 December 2006. It has also been called the Forest Rights Act, the Tribal Rights Act, the Tribal Bill, and the Tribal Land Act. The law concerns the rights of…
The section 2 of the Act defines various terms that are essential in the domain of forests; starting from cattle inclusive of all the animals, the forest officer who is made in-charge by the State Government, the forest produce which includes timber, charcoal, wood-oil etc. It also has a separate interpretation of the river including…
The word forest is derived from a Latin word “Foris” meaning outside. The forests act as the guardians and protectors of the wildlife of the any country. Its uses are many in terms of fertility, shelter to animals as well as tribal population to mention a some of them which helps to maintain the ecological…
The need for protection and conservation of the environment and sustainable use of natural resources is reflected in the constitutional framework of India and also in the international commitments of India. The Constitution under Part IVA (Art 51A-Fundamental Duties) casts a duty on every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including…
Between July 25 and September 23, 2001, residents of Kerala, India’s southernmost state, were treated to an unusual sight: blood-coloured rain. Although most accounts described the rain as being a bright red that looked like blood, several individuals also reported seeing green, black, and even yellow rain. Witnesses reportedly described tremendous thunderclaps and flashes of…
