Sushmita
     

New report across 10 states points out lacunae in vaccine delivery, testing and highlights how indigenous communities relied on indigenous and traditional health systems, as well as more structural issues that the pandemic laid bare. I won the Red Ink award for excellence in journalism in the Environment category [Commentary] Forestry, people and India’s renewed NDC commitments Analysis: Legislation eroding forests rights could compromise India’s carbon sinks NWMI Members at the Mumbai Press Club’s RedInk Awards Land banks in Jharkhand may become a recipe for conflicts Jharkhand Villagers Protest Adani's New Coal Venture, Refuse to Allow Land Acquisition Surveys Why equity needs to be at the heart of policymaking? The devastating cost of India’s push towards a coal-based economic recovery Vedanta Faces Hurdle in Environmental Clearance for Controversial Steel Plant in Jharkhand Plantations over people: India’s Covid-19 recovery plan for indigenous groups India's COVID Recovery Plan for Indigenous Groups Is Further Marginalising Them - The Wire Science Pandemic unleashes fresh hell for India’s adivasis Covid-19 deepens healthcare nightmare for India’s indigenous people India’s community health workers undermined in struggle to reach most marginalised
Impact Of Covid-19 Outbreak And Lock Down Measures On Tribal And Forest Dwellers
Community Forest Rights and the Pandemic: Gram Sabhas lead the way
Securing Climate Justice for India's forest-dependent communities Uttarakhand Van Gujjars allege forest officials assaulted women; probe underway Uprooted Trees, Dubious Resolutions, Missing Compensation Herald Mine Project in Odisha (thewire.in) Remembering scholar and activist Abhay Xaxa, whose death is an irreparable loss to Adivasi movements How Jharkhand’s Mandal dam could destroy the environment, livelihoods, and 3.4 lakh trees Odisha: Digging for Talabira Open Cast Mine Continues Despite Wide-Scale Protests (thewire.in) In Jharkhand polls, focus on forest rights worked for Hemant Soren, but time will tell if JMM-led alliance can deliver Movement to Save Aarey forest: Effects of climate change need nuanced interventions, afforestation isn't enough-India News , Firstpost In Photos | Warli Adivasis Recall Birsa Munda in Fight to Save Aarey (thewire.in) Forest Rights: A daughter awaits her father’s return in Sonbhadra’s Lilasi Mahua coloured dreams | CJP My fears evaporated after the near fatal attack on me: Forest Rights leader, Nivada Rana | CJP A Dalit Woman’s resilience forms the bedrock of the Forest Rights struggle in Sonbhadra Wildlife Conservation group Wildlife Trust of India withdraws challenge to FRA, 2006 In Pictures: A journey that explains how Land Claims are filed under FRA 2006 No procedure of eviction under FRA 2006: Chhattisgarh gov’t FRA 2006 can't be diluted, needs to become political issue | CJP Forest Rights organisations urge GOI to defend FRA 2006 | CJP Rajkumari Bhuiya: Songs as her tool, Sonbhadra Forest Rights leader marches on Deliberate Attempt to weaken Forest Produce scheme? | CJP Aarey: Mumbai’s struggle to save its lungs Our world is burning, one forest at a time: Forest fires in Amazon, Chiquitano continue as hostile governments look away
Black clouds over Saranda: Centre set to open up 43000 ha of Jharkhand’s forests for mining | SabrangIndia Scorched & industrialized, the 6th phase of polling touches constituencies that reflect the torn soul of Jharkhand | SabrangIndia Will Jharkhand’s voters defend Adivasi and Land Rights this election? | SabrangIndia Why are 30 villages in Jharkhand not voting? | SabrangIndia Will the Adivasi Vote be a game-changer in MP elections? | SabrangIndia Ayushman Bharat and the Farce of a Universal Healthcare Why the Ujjwala scheme is more Gas than Substance? Inexplicable delay in release of NCRB figures | CJP The Mystery of the Aarey Fire and the Need for a Citizens’ Inquiry No One Killed Our Farmers Plugging the Loopholes: Pesticide Deaths in Vidarbha Killing Crime with Crime: Yogi’s UP Police on an Encounter spree The Nowhere Women Less Evident Forms Of Violence : Muzzafarnagar Riots MLA Surendra Singh trafficks in hate with impunity | CJP Controversial RSS-backed candidate contesting from Sabarimala constituency | CJP Jindal Steel allotted land: Odisha villagers vow to fight back | CJP

Sushmita is a researcher, journalist and a multimedia artist. She works on issues related to the rights of indigenous people, environment, climate change, violence against women, governance and more. She is part of an ongoing assessment on the impact of COVID-19 on Adivasis and forest communities.