Covid-19 reaches the Great Andamanese, why is this worrying? While five among the nine Great Andamanese who are infected with Covid-19 are residents of Port Blair, four live in the remote Strait Island that is reserved for the tribe. Nine members of the dwindling Great Andamanese tribe have tested Covid-19 positive, setting off alarm bells

Katkari Tribe | Van Dhan for Jaan and Jahaan               Key Takeaways The Katkari are an Indian Tribe mostly belonging to the state of Maharashtra. They have been categorised as a Scheduled tribe. The Census of India 2001 (GOI 2012) indicates that Maharashtra is home to 235,022 Katkari, mainly in Raigad and Thane districts. In Maharashtra

How tribal communities in Kerala are helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 In many tribal colonies, branches of the thorny Indian coral tree have been fixed on the doors of most houses to prevent the entry of strangers. Tribal communities in Kerala have been practising physical distancing as a way to curb the local

Chhattisgarh tribals to get free nutritious food, access to medical facilities, says Bhupesh Baghel Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announced on Wednesday that tribals living in the forest regions of Bastar would soon get free nutritious food through gram panchayats and access to medical facilities Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced on Wednesday that tribals living

The ‘quota within quota’ debate (Paper 2 : 7.1 SC/ST – constitutional safeguard) Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question whether SCs and STs should be sub-categorised for reservations. What are the arguments for and against this? How has the court ruled in the past? On Thursday, a five-judge Constitution Bench of

Panna tribals denied forest entry in the name of animal conservation Women are now overburdened with the responsibility of fetching food for the family. Earlier, tribals would collect food and firewood from the forest A ban preventing tribal men from entering the forest to collect woods in the name of wildlife protection has made the

Folk artistes say they are struggling to survive corona virus lockdown, seek govt help  ( Paper 2 : 5.1 Changing Patterns of Inter-caste relations 5.3 modernization) The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a double whammy for the already-struggling folk musicians, who say it has wreaked havoc on their livelihood by forcing them to sit