ANTHROPOLOGY IMPORTANT ARTICALS

47% vacancies reserved for Scheduled Tribes remain unfilled Minister informs Parliament on number of backlog vacancies, decline in funds for other economic support schemes for STs In 2017, out of a backlog of 6,887 vacancies reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in various central government ministries and departments, only 3,595 were filled, leaving around 47 per cent reserved […]

 For Food Security, Community Involvement Is The Key With a little help and encouragement, tribal from two remote blocks in Odisha banish malnourishment while wooing biodiversity in their region. Bissam Cuttack and Muniguda, two remote tribal blocks in Odisha’s Rayagada district, about 370 kms southeast of Bhubaneshwar, are famous for their scenic beauty, forests and

GOAL Programme | Going Online As Leaders Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda launched the “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” program me of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA). What you need to know about GOAL Program me? The GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) Program me of Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been launched

Initiatives of TRIFED amid COVID-19 Context: TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs is proactively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. These initiatives of TRIFED amid COVID-19 are aimed at lending extra support to the tribals in this unprecedented times. TRIFED is responding by addressing the issues arising out of the long period of lock-down with

Bhil Tribe And Their Demand For Separate State. A West Indian ethnic group that speaks Indo-Aryan is known as Bhils or Bheels. They converse in Bhil languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the Western Zone. Bhils were India’s largest tribal group as of 2013. The states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,

B’Luru Filmmaker is Helping Save a Great Tribe Before Their Culture Vanishes The Halakki tribe has produced Padma Shri awardees like Sukri Bommagowda and Tulasi Gowda. Sadly, their culture is in danger of vanishing. Sarah decided to document the life and culture of the Halakkis, but the harsh realities that she found out during the

The Lockdown Has Worsened the Plight of Odisha’s Indigenous Bonda Community Women who are central to the Bonda economy, say that they cannot harvest forest produce and the local hats are closed. The lockdown has jeopardized not only their livelihoods but food and nutritional security as well. Bondaghati (Odisha): Perched on the southern edge of