Is uprooting millions of poor tribals from their ancestral homelands ethical? One should not have been surprised when the Centre failed to send its lawyers to the hearing on Forest Rights Act One should not have been surprised when the Centre failed to send its lawyers to the hearing on Forest Rights Act. One has […]

TRIFED’S “PRODUCTS” A Multi Stakeholders Workshop on “Strategies for Promoting and Marketing of Tribal Products” was organised by TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and it was presided over by Union Ministers for Commerce, Industry, and Railways and Tribal Affairs.   IMPORTANT INFORMATION For the purpose of discussing and deciding on a Plan of

NCRB report on Crimes against Scheduled Tribes According to the finding of the report, the Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw an increase of over 7% and 26% respectively in the year 2019 compared to Key findings of the report: Crimes against SCs and STs- Crimes against members of the Scheduled

A reform move? Plan to auction 41 coal blocks ‘on behalf of’ powerful business lobbies. The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), India’s major civil society network, has asked to immediately revoke the auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining in order to “stop corporate loot in eco-sensitive and Schedule V Adivasi areas of

Tribal welfare: GI tag can help ST entrepreneurs thrive At this critical juncture of India’s development journey, where inclusive economic growth has emerged as a new exemplar of development, the empowerment of scheduled tribes (ST), which are largely economically and socially backward, has assumed special significance. And what better way than to help them become

A Report on the COVID Lockdown Impact on Tribal Communities in India A preliminary report, based on an ongoing assessment of issues being faced by tribal and other forest dwelling people because of COVID 19 and lockdown measures, is presented here along with some recommendations. A.   KEY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF TRIBALS AND FOREST COMMUNITIES:

We Must Bring an End to the Bru Tribe’s Exodus in India The plight of the Bru (Reang) tribe has remained vastly unheard in the Indian subcontinent. It has been almost 23 years since their exodus and no media house has bothered to consider covering this issue of great concern. The Bru are a community