As per one of the decisions, 7,287 villages from 44 aspirational districts in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha will get new telecom towers. The project will cost Rs 6,466 crore and is expected to be completed within 18 month. Click here to download
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Week-long celebrations will begin to mark the memory of the great unsung tribal heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country; without them, the commemoration of 75 years of Independence this year would not be complete Click here to download
Recognising the role of tribal communities in Indian Independence Read More »
NSTFDC extends concessional loans to ST persons through Term Loan Scheme, AMSY, Micro Credit Scheme for Self-help Groups and under Stand-Up India scheme Click here to download
The J&K administration’s “anti-encroachment” drive to evict Gujjar and Bakerwal tribals from forest land has caused widespread disquiet among the communities. Click here to download
Mehbooba Mufti opposes eviction of tribals; forest law yet to be implemented Read More »
For the Gond community, one of India’s largest indigenous people, cremation is a part of the final rites when someone dies – the dead body is put atop a pile of wood and burnt to ash. But realising that they were faced with a choice between holding on to an ancient ritual and protecting their
The Gond Will Bury, Not Cremate, Their Dead To Save Trees Read More »
The Meitei, Kuki, and Naga people of Manipur will have to learn to live together if not as one then at least by accepting their uniqueness, differences and nurturing respect for each other’s interests. Click here to download
Mt Koubru: Government’s intervention may drive home a wrong message Read More »
State’s Zomi ethnic group has renewed its demand for a self-administered zone on the lines of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam. Click here to download
Manipur’s Zomi people push for BTC-like council Read More »
In the absence of state support and social security, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns created short- and long-term hardships for already marginalized tribal communities in India. Click here to download
During the Middle Stone Age, human populations throughout Africa shared a unique method of stone tool production, first forging rounded nodules of rock before forming tools known as ‘scrapers’ and ‘points.’ Click here to download
Earliest human culture lasted 20,000 years later than previously thought Read More »
Scientists find fossil of early hominid in South Africa The fossil remains of an early hominid child have been discovered in a cave in South Africa by a team of international and South African researchers. The team announced the discovery of a partial skull and teeth of a Homo naledi child who died almost 250,000
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