State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon tabled the Jharkhand Economic Survey (report) 2021-22 in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday. Sudhir Kumar Mishra outlines some key highlights

There is absolutely no basis for Bihar Government’s 2016 notification for issuance of Scheduled Tribe Caste certificate to Lohar community, the Supreme Court has observed and quashed the notification

A pilot project of 10,000 smart cards will be rolled out in March followed by steps for coverage of nearly one lakh migratory families. Aadhar linkage is also being enabled for benefits of various schemes

The historic 'Sammakka Saralamma Jatara', a four-day mega tribal festival, began at Medaram village in Mulugu district of Telangana on Wednesday with thousands attending the biennial State Festival

Luguburu Ghantabari in Jharkhand is an age-old religious institution of the Santhals that has now been popularised by increasing tourism. Sudhir Kumar Mishra makes the trip

The Government's initiatives are for the tribal beneficiaries who are among the most neglected, marginalised and economically deprived communities

State government officials say an estimated 1 crore people gathered in Medaram Jatara in 2018 and thus it could be easily said that it attracts the largest gathering of devotees after Kumbh Mela in UP

The NCST initiative is the first-ever such internship programme for students who will study the problems of the tribals by staying and working amidst them, based on which they will prepare their reports

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA) on Tuesday convened the Project Approval Committee (PAC) meeting for Jammu & Kashmir to consider and approve various research and development projects submitted by the Tribal Research Institute, J&K

An amount of Rs 87,584 cr has been allocated as Schedule Tribe Component in 2022-23 to 41 Central Ministries, which are required to incur this expenditure for the welfare of STs and development of tribal areas