Protesters from 10 tribal organisations sought stronger monitoring of tribal belts and accountability for violations of land-protection laws ...

With more than 11 lakh claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, still pending across India, the Union Ministry of ...

टाइगर रिजर्व में बढ़ता पर्यटन संरक्षण, वन अधिकार और स्थानीय समुदायों की भूमिका को लेकर नई बहस को जन्म दे रहा है ...

Polls restored elected grassroots bodies after nearly a decade and puts the spotlight on the BJP-TMP alliance and the Tiprasa ...

The move reflects how infrastructure created during years of anti-Naxal operations is now being put to use for education and ...

A standoff over mining rights in Odisha’s Rayagada district took a violent turn on Tuesday, leaving more than 60 people, around 40 cops and 20 tribal villagers. injured. The clash broke out at ...

For over two decades, Pinku Sorabu of Soura Kuhudi in Kotpad block, Odisha, has been designing jewelry for the women of the Bhotara tribe since he was 10 years old. It’s a skill he inherited from his ...

Paroja tribal, Chitta Chendia, in Machara village of Koraput, Odisha, is over the moon. For, her three acres of lush finger millet (Ragi) of improved variety VL Mandua-380 are expected to yield 10 to ...

Tribal haats have always been a point of attraction, as these are not only places of economic activity, but are also vibrant social places. Now, a specialised project with the aid of global partners ...

This semi-urban region hit the national headlines when locals came out in large numbers and gheraoed the local police station in protest against local Trinamool Congress toughies Sheikh Shahjahan and ...

परिवर्तन प्रकृति का नियम है और यह आदिवासी जनजातीय समुदाय पर भी दिख रहा है। पुराने जमाने के लोग भले ...

Ranjit Mahato a school teacher of history in Purulia, points out how the “secretary of Lord Curzon had admitted to the fact of the Kurmis being the early inhabitants of India,” with a history of more ...