Tag: adivasis
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New Mining and Forest Laws: Xaxa Committee Report and its Impact on Adivasis
By Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar, Central University of Bihar, Gaya. In India, as in other countries rich in mineral resources, indigenous communities are facing a multi-dimensional invasion of their lands by mining companies that invariably seem to form part of mining and metal producing operations. Many of the areas where Adivasis live are rich in minerals, so as…