Odisha’s Tribal Communities Are Reeling Under a Land Grab Project Masquerading as ‘Afforestation’  The forest department‘s move to aggressively promote commercial plantation activities on community forest land in the name of compensatory afforestation is usurping the forest rights of the tribal communities Pratima and many others in the village said that the police had threatened […]

A hamlet that thrives on the ancient barter system Women from Naxal-hit Sukma region gather to exchange forest produce for rice and salt The Edugurallapalli tribal shandy that gathers on Fridays is reminiscent of the ancient barter system, where tribals exchange forest produce for rice, iodized salt and other commodities. The shandy is in the

Schooling Karnataka’s tribal students to be guardians of forests Steady destruction of Western Ghats prompts a group of trekkers to come out with a long-term plan Children in a government primary school at Nagarbhavi were thrilled to get pen, pencil, eraser, drawing book, and school bag, from a group of trekkers from Mangaluru. Most of

No proposal to implement Panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha that “presently, there is no proposal to implement panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam”. Sixth Schedule of the Constitution It protects tribal populations and provides autonomy to the communities through

How Drokpa women attract men and other stories from India’s indigenous tribes Photographer Aman Chotani is on a mission to document the traditions and cultures of India’s Adivasis, before time and technology sweep them over  The Drokpas of Ladakh sport goatskin capes, hand-made beaded and oxidized silver jewellery and headgears adorned with flowers to attract

How civilized are we? The „human safaris‟ to ogle at the Jarawa tribe– a small population of less than 400 in the remote Islands of the Andamans, through routes that cut through their forests – much like the lion safaris, in which we sit inside vehicles and drive through the pathways frequented by the animals.

SANKALP SE SIDDH – TRIFED’S VILLAGE AND DIGITAL CONNECT DRIVE LAUNCHED Following the success of the Village and Digital connect initiative during which TRIFED’s regional officials across the country went to identified villages with a significant tribal population and supervised the implementation of the various programmes and initiatives earlier in 2021, TRIFED under Ministry of

SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for appointment in SC/ST panels  SC ought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking direction for the appointment of full-term chairman and vice-chairman of the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on a plea

NITI Aayog’s megacity plan for Little Andaman alarms conservationists  The proposed construction of a mega financial-tourist complex on Little Andaman Island will place at risk a fragile ecosystem and result in habitat loss of the vulnerable Onge tribe and rare wildlife A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile

Trifed Signs MoU with Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram for Setting up of TRIFOOD Parks in Madhya Pradesh  Continuing its mission to improve the livelihoods of the tribals(both forest dwellers and artisans) and work towards tribal empowerment, TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has decided to explore a convergence and build a partnership with Akhil