Tag: central government

No morsel of food for tea-garden workers in Bengal

 
/ April 11, 2016

As we sip our morning tea in comforts of our home, tea workers in this tea estate of North Bengal are struggling to survive, eating dried leaves as their meal because their only source of income, the tea estates, owned by Duncans Industries Ltd have shut down since last year...

Forest Act Does Little For Tribals

 
/ November 30, 2010

Forest tribes of Chhattisgarh wait endlessly for the government to return their land that was once forcibly taken away.

Polythene Ban? It Exists Only On Paper

 
/ November 29, 2010

Despite a ban, rampant use of polythene continues in Goa.

Flourishing Mines Devastates Farmland

 
/ November 15, 2010

Mines in Goa destroy local tribal communities’ livelihood, while benefiting a few corporations

Need To Preserve – A Tribe’s Oral History

 
/ October 20, 2010

Oral history of the forest tribes of Goa awaits documentation, revival.

AIDS StigmatizesChild’s Life

 
/ June 17, 2010

At this moment, India has a relatively low level AIDS prevalence rate in comparison to other countries.