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Scientists to study astronomical beliefs of Indian tribal communities  “India has several tribal communities that have their own cultural practices… So, by interacting with these communities, we can understand their traditional astronomical knowledge and probably gain insights into their lives going back a few millennia,” said Dr Aniket Sule. Scientists are planning to visit tribal […]

Udaipur’s Jovaki empowers tribal women by processing wild fruits & vegetable Every year beginning October, Sitara Devi’s day would start by collecting custard apples from the forests around her home in Gogunda village of Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Gogunda tehsil is home to the Gameti (Bhil) and Garasiya tribes, who are heavily dependent on forests

Tribal women farmers train to be ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ to contribute to healthier community diets The hands that farm the fields and cook the family meals are now taking on bigger ventures by running small businesses that contribute to healthier community diets. To take on the role of ‘nutrition entrepreneurs’ tribal women farmers in Telangana, India,

Team TRIFED Van Dhan India shows the way ‘Work from Home’.  Continuing working from home, located in 27 States of the country, a group of over 500 officials from TRIFED, an organisation under the M/o Tribal Affairs, have unleashed the power of Webinars to keep in touch with each other and keep moving and working.

Is uprooting millions of poor tribals from their ancestral homelands ethical? One should not have been surprised when the Centre failed to send its lawyers to the hearing on Forest Rights Act One should not have been surprised when the Centre failed to send its lawyers to the hearing on Forest Rights Act. One has

TRIFED’S “PRODUCTS” A Multi Stakeholders Workshop on “Strategies for Promoting and Marketing of Tribal Products” was organised by TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and it was presided over by Union Ministers for Commerce, Industry, and Railways and Tribal Affairs.   IMPORTANT INFORMATION For the purpose of discussing and deciding on a Plan of

NCRB report on Crimes against Scheduled Tribes According to the finding of the report, the Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw an increase of over 7% and 26% respectively in the year 2019 compared to Key findings of the report: Crimes against SCs and STs- Crimes against members of the Scheduled

A reform move? Plan to auction 41 coal blocks ‘on behalf of’ powerful business lobbies. The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), India’s major civil society network, has asked to immediately revoke the auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining in order to “stop corporate loot in eco-sensitive and Schedule V Adivasi areas of

Tribal welfare: GI tag can help ST entrepreneurs thrive At this critical juncture of India’s development journey, where inclusive economic growth has emerged as a new exemplar of development, the empowerment of scheduled tribes (ST), which are largely economically and socially backward, has assumed special significance. And what better way than to help them become

A Report on the COVID Lockdown Impact on Tribal Communities in India A preliminary report, based on an ongoing assessment of issues being faced by tribal and other forest dwelling people because of COVID 19 and lockdown measures, is presented here along with some recommendations. A.   KEY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF TRIBALS AND FOREST COMMUNITIES: