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Claim filing process for the habitat rights in Mayurbhanj district. Image courtesy of Vasundhara (Shyam Sundar Sahoo)

[Explainer] What are habitat rights?

Shuchita Jha 13 Jan 2025

More than 15 years on, implementation of Forest Right Act is lagging, new report finds

Simrin Sirur 4 Apr 2024

Odisha villages claim their rights to use forest products and earn revenue from cashew

Aishwarya Mohanty 29 May 2023

MP’s Baigachak region, the first to receive Habitat Rights, is yet to understand what the rights mean

Alok Prakash Putul 19 Jul 2022

Relocation of tribal people living around Similipal Tiger Reserve forceful, claim locals

Pragati Prava 30 Mar 2020

POSCO repeat: Resistance brewing against JSW’s steel project in Odisha

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Mar 2020