Judiciary helps MP tribal girls to leave behind prostitution and start afresh Importantly, the Banchhada tribe (which is native to bordering districts in MP and Rajasthan) for generations has been notorious for pushing their minor girls into prostitution. BHOPAL: Judiciary in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district donned a new role on Saturday – mainstreaming teenage girls […]

MP tribal women script success story — in Vogue, fashion industry Sita Vasuniya (25) was an unknown tribal woman in the quiet town of Mandu, 35 km from Dhar. But her anonymity ended when her photograph, draped in a beige and golden Maheshwari silk sari which she had hand-printed in bright hues of red and

How Naga communities came together for each other during the pandemic  Members of Christo Naga‟s Club, which consists of students, farmers, government and private sector employees, pose with the paddy they harvested during the lockdown in Zhavame village, Nagaland The close-knit society is falling back on the sense of community and kinship that has been

NGOs’ Contribution to Tribal Development: A Catalyst but Not a Magician Abstract   For a variety of reasons, the tribal tribes’ home lands in India frequently draw a diverse range of outside agents and organisations. Development and change of tribal communities are frequently listed as the primary goal by a significant portion of these organisations.

TRIFED exchanges MoU with Craft Village to foster tribal livelihood development through harnessing synergies New Delhi: TRIFED is continuing to forge partnerships with different organisations to create synergies together, as a part of its ongoing efforts to improve the lives and livelihoods of the tribals and work towards tribal empowerment. In this context, TRIFED has

Launch of Tribal TB Initiative  In news ‘Tribal TB Initiative’ in pursuit of TB Mukt Bharat was launched recently. Ministry: Ministry of Health A Guidance Note on Joint Action Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB, and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative was also released.

Gujarat Panel to be formed to decide on the tribal status of 3 communities The commission, which will be headed by a retired judge of the high court, comprises two district judges, one retired forest officer and one retired revenue officer. The Gujarat government on Wednesday said that a five-member commission will be formed to