Reservation for Tribal Teachers (PAPER – 2 INDIAN & TRIBAL ANTHROPOLOGY) Context: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held it unconstitutional to provide 100% reservation for tribal teachers in schools located in Scheduled Areas across the country. Key Highlights of the Judgement The case stemmed from a legal challenge to January 10, 2000 […]
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The Forest Rights Act in Nagarahole (PAPER – 2 INDIAN & TRIBAL ANTHROPOLOGY) The varied responses of Adivasis living in and around Nagarahole Tiger Reserve NTR to the prospect of living within the forest as offered under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The Forest Rights Act:
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Axone – A Tribal Identity – Ethnic Cuisine of Nagas What is axone? Axone — also spelled akhuni — is a fermented soya bean of Nagaland, known for its distinctive flavour and smell. As much an ingredient as it is a condiment, axone used to make pickles and chutneys, or curries of pork, fish, chicken,
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27-02-2021 Today’s articles which you have to read from Indian Express and Hindu newspaper, evening summaries of this articles will be provided
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Humans Are Still Evolving: 3 Examples of Recent Adaptations Evolution is an ongoing process, although many don’t realize people are still evolving. It’s true that Homo sapiens look very different than Australopithecus afarensis, an early hominin that lived around 2.9 million years ago. But it is also true that we are very different compared to
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Human Portraits Reveals Shift in Culture, Cognition Human cognition and cultural norms have changed the composition of human portraits, according to a new analysis of European paintings from the 15th to the 20th century. Throughout history, portraits featuring the human profile have evolved to reflect changing cultural norms. A new study of UiT at the Arctic University of Norway
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Studying the Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoids Protocols that allow the transformation of human-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines into organoids have changed the way scientists can study developmental processes and enable them to decipher the interplay between genes and tissue formation, particularly for organs where primary tissue is
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Humans Found Able to Infer Behavioral Information From Chimpanzee Vocalizations A team of researchers from the University of Amsterdam, the University of York, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has found evidence of human ability to infer behavioral information from chimpanzee vocalizations. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B,
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Immune properties in ancient DNA found in isolated villages might benefit humanity today Genetic diversity among hunter-gathers of Indonesia, including the last significant vestige of DNA from extinct human cousins Summary: Could remnants of DNA from a now-extinct human subspecies known as the Denisovans help boost the immune functions of modern humans? An international study
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