Utkal Diwas 2022: Odisha’s GDP and museums go together
Odisha’s musuems are cost centres. But they need to move to being profit centres. If they don’t have enough revenue surplus, our …
Activists favour grant of Scheduled Tribe status to Siddis across Karnataka
The state has the largest concentration of the Afro-Indian community but ST status is granted to them in only 1 district
Do we need to ‘save’ the Sentinelese?
The Sentinelese and other tribes of the Andamans are minuscule in number. Will they die out or survive?
Chhattisgarh govt begins process to grant FRA to Abujmarh tribals
Government to grant habitat rights to Abujh Marias, a particularly vulnerable tribal group that reside in the forest, considered a bastion of Naxalism
Miles to go: In these tribal regions of Odisha, the nearest health clinic is jungles & rivers away
In the absence of healthcare services and lack of transportation, vulnerable tribes are deprived of timely healthcare facilities
COVID-19 among Dongriya Kondhs: 4 test positive
Their economy hit; several unable to go out to sell crops and other produce due to COVID-19 fear
Budget 2023-24: New mission for welfare of PVTGs launched
Rs 15,000 crore allocated to Pradhan Mantri PVTG mission for next three years
Gram Sabha level committees formed in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmarh
The move is the start of the process to grant habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act to the Abujh Mariyas
The Island of Turtles
BJP leader Tarun Vijay recently tweeted that Havelock Island in the Andaman Archipelago should be renamed as “Rani Lakshmibai Island”.…
We break indigenous societies and yet are scared of ‘them’
Two tribal rights activists urge civil society to protect indigenous families facing the onslaught of inhuman greed and extreme apathy
The Simlipal quandary: Tribals or tigers, who should take precedence?
After fire sweeps through village of tribespeople relocated for wildlife’s sake, questions are being asked
In remote tribal habitations, age-old health practices takes precedence amid stiff challenges
Traditional healing system faces challenges of being lost and slid into oblivion
Amrit kaal for adivasis? What Union Budget 2023-24 does not say about tribal communities
The vision highlighted in the budget speech does not match ground realities
Tribal rights in India are a grey picture: experts
In the light of the recent murder of a US national in the Andamans by an isolated tribe, experts say the rights of indigenous communities in …
Dying for ration: 7-year wait for Jharkhand couple to receive PDS benefits
Village residents say ration cards of many cancelled, including those from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha
Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts
As told to Parliament (March 18, 2021): India has 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Kerala’s Kadars continue fight for assertion of their community forest rights
Their Gram Sabhas have passed resolutions under the Forest Rights Act as work has progressed on the Anakkayam Small Hydro Power Project
Dying for ration: Tribal beneficiaries of Jharkhand PDS don’t have salt, surviving on plain boiled rice
Ration cards for many cancelled; Landless villagers migrate to city for work
Budget 2023-24 live: Greening the economy is among top 7 priorities, says Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech
Live updates from the budget speech February 1, 2023
Anganwadis in Attappady fail to deliver
Report of Comptroller and Auditor General points to neglect by state
