Annul diversion of green patch near “Amazon of Assam” for coal mining project It was allowed without environment impact analysis and jeopardise rights of indigenous populations, say NGOs A dozen rights, social and community-based organisations wrote on Saturday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking him to revoke the proposed diversion of a green region […]
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
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Ensure patta and effective implementation of Forest Rights Act for tribal people: Study A study in the hill areas of Kadambur and Bargur revealed that creation of jobs locally, distribution of patta for their holdings and effective implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, will prevent migration of tribal people to other
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Is a caste census desirable? With the 2021 Census coming up, several political parties have demanded a nationwide caste census. What is Caste Census? Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes. Before that, every Census until 1931 had
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5 Arenas Where Tribal India Shattered the Mainstream Ceiling Whether it is the tribes’ ability to innovate, adapt, and create, they continue to use their skills to thrive in an ever-evolving world The culture and practices of the tribes of India form a rich part of our history. Whether it is in the realm of
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Highlights: In honor of India’s 75th anniversary of independence, TRIFED introduced 75 new tribal products to its already sizable and appealing Tribes India catalog. 75 products of tribal origin or source have been identified by the TRIFED GI Movement and will be registered for Geographical Indication (GI) Tags under the Indian Geographical Indications of Goods
Help us assert grazing rights near LAC, it counts: ex-Ladakh BJP chief Demchok in south eastern Ladakh, in military parlance an area called sub-sector south, and Chushul, which is closer to Pangong Tso, are the two places where the graziers experience the most pushback by Indian security forces, mainly the ITBP which means the border
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Unaware of Key Govt Schemes, 100 Tribal Families Find Guardian Angels in Maha Couple! A Maharashtra couple is using several forgotten government schemes to resolve issues like illiteracy, health, poverty, unemployment. So far 100 tribal families have benefited Draupadi Waghmare, a resident of Khalapur in Raigad begins each day at 5 am to make sure
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Axis Bank Foundation and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Release Compendium of Best Practices for Water Management in Tribal Areas Axis Bank Foundation (ABF) and Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSPI) has released a report ‘Compendium of Best Practices Water management in Tribal Areas’ highlighting the increased need for governance and resource allocation
Tribal hunting rights vs wildlife protection laws: Is there a middle ground? Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty under Article 51 A(g) Cases and judgements However, the question remains whether such customary practices associated with wildlife capital can be
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