ANTHROPOLOGY IMPORTANT ARTICALS

TRIFED-UNICEF CAMPAIGN FOR SHG Context: TRIFED-UNICEF campaign for SHG (Self Help Group) is to be launched to ensure Tribal Gatherers carry on their work safely without facing any problem. Key details about TRIFED-UNICEF Campaign for SHG In order to ensure tribal gatherers carry on their work safely, TRIFED has collaborated with UNICEF for developing a

Revision of Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce Why in News Recently, the Central government has revised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce (MFP). The MSP is the rate at which the government buys produce from farmers and The idea of MSP is to counter price volatility of commodities due to

Dynamic IAS Officer Has a VillageNamed in Her Honour. Here’s Why!   Recently, the denizens of Adilabad named a village “Divyaguda” in Divya’s honour. This gesture shows the kind of impact she has left on the people and their gratitude towards her for bringing a change in their lives. The community that Divya worked so

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

Searching for an end to the Naga conflict (Paper 2 – Regionalism and Tribal Conflict) Despite having huge strategic significance, India’s northeastern frontier has largely remained marginal in the country’s popular imagination as well as mainstream politics. The region has witnessed multiple crises including bloody insurgencies, but still lacks the emotional resonance of the Kashmir

Now, get a glimpse of rare anklet of Bastar tribe at IGRMS’ e-exhibit As part of the online exhibition to stay connected with the audience, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) exhibited a ‘Kaans Payri’, a rare bronze anklet from Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The exhibit was showcased on the social media pages as well as the

Why is an Amazon tribe talking to Indians about Blood Gold? The Yanomami people, who live in a settlement deep inside the rainforest, have been threatened for several decades by illegal gold miners who invade their land and bring diseases. From the remote rainforests of Brazil, a little- known tribe has made an emotional appeal

Arjun Munda inaugurates ‘2 Days’ National Tribal Research Conclave’ being held virtually New Delhi: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda has said that the Ministry of Tribal affairs is funding 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) for research under Grant to TRIs and is engaged in quality research in collaboration with reputed Government and

India: Once Sold as Bonded Labourers, Paniya Tribe Of Wayanad Still Suffer ocated in the Western Ghats in northern Kerala at an elevation of 3,000 feet, Wayanad is home to one-third of the total tribal population (1,51,443) of Kerala 4,84,839, as per 2011 census. The district, with forest coverage of 83 per cent of its