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Ladakh: Dard Tribe in Aryan Valley preserved Dard Culture for centuries despite several challenges In Ladakh, Aryan Valley is fascinating for its tribal culture, custom, epics and languages which are different from the rest of the union territory. Aryan Valley is home to Buddhist Dard Tribe that live in five villages. People have preserved the […]

How COVID-19 made forest rights battle tough for Tharu women The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown spelled disaster for and paralysed several communities — the Tharu Adivasi community in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Khiri district near the India-Nepal border was among those affected hard. The Adivasi villagers alleged the forest department prevented people from entering

Maharashtra: Tribal Farmers Form A Company To Harvest & Sell Medicinal Herbs Today we came across an interesting bit of positive news from Pune, Maharashtra; wherein more than 800 tribal farmers have incorporated a company to harvest and sell over 120 exclusive medicinal herb products. Vanarinath Aushadhi Vanaspati Adivasi Farmers Producer Company Limited is the

Chhattisgarh Govt Launches Schemes For Tendu Leaves, Cow Dung Collectors The scheme, named after slain Congress leader Mahendra Karma, was inaugurated on the occasion of his birth anniversary from the official residence of CM Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel buys cow-dung to mark the inauguration of ‘Godhan Nyay Yojna’. Under the

Tribal Community Conservation Strengthens Biodiversity In Similipal Tiger Reserve Protecting natural forests and wildlife has been a way of life for indigenous communities inside Similipal Biosphere in Odisha. Their efforts have been recognised a few years ago under the Forest Rights Act and the legal recognition has encouraged tribals, enriched biodiversity inside the sanctuary, recharged

TRIFED joins hands with The LINK Fund for tribal development  Recently, the TRIFED and The LINK Fund have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for tribal development. Key Highlights The MoU is aimed at employment generation by providing support to tribals for increasing value addition in their produce and It has called for sustainable

Odisha’s Bonda tribe sees rise in ‘distress migration’ While the youth have abandoned villages for work in distant towns, children have dropped out of schools after pandemic Perched at a height of 3,500ft above sea level in the hilly Malkangiri district of Odisha, this village is difficult to access and so are its inhabitants —

In Ganjam village, a frog dance to woo the rain gods  Frustrated over lack of adequate rain, inhabitants of Masiakhali village in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Thursday resorted to the traditional ritual of ‘bengei nacha’ or frog dance to appease the rain gods. Despite the onset of the monsoon, several areas in Ganjam district have