With the ambitious Rs 44,605-crore river-linking project becoming the latest flashpoint between the Government and tribals, Vishal Tiwari deep dives into the critical issue to analyse if both the State and the people could do well to fall back on proven traditional water management systems

Despite migration, water scarcity and poor infrastructure, the community is moving towards self-sufficiency. Seed banks and traditional practices are reshaping livelihoods at the grassroots. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi takes a look

Two tragic tiger attacks have aggravated the desire of Gond tribal residents of a small village in Pench Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh to relocate even as they invoke divine intervention. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi learns more about the issue on hand

The museum, resembling a cultural village and featuring tribal and folk art and culture, is located in a city famed globally for its temples. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi comes up with details of the museum’s ongoing revamp

Adi Seva Parv aims to directly link tribal communities with government schemes through Tribal Village Action Plans and a Tribal Village Vision 2030, alongside health, education and livelihood drives. The Indian Tribal reports

Across India, tribals, especially the women, wear a lot of jewellery, and these vary in look and feel. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi writes about the nature-inspired jewellery of Baigas

In a scathing remark against the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Affairs Minister, the Supreme Court said “the entire nation is ashamed of you, it is up to you how you redeem yourself". The apex court ordered constitution of SIT by 10 am on Tuesday. The Indian Tribal reports

For its part, the Madhya Pradesh High Court slammed the police over the FIR registered against the MP Tribal Affairs Minister terming it “gross subterfuge” on the State’s part. It noted that the FIR in its present form was vulnerable to being quashed if challenged. The Indian Tribal [...]

Rejecting the State Tribal Affairs Minister’s plea for interim protection from arrest after the Jabalpur High Court bench ordered registration of an FIR against him for his disparaging remarks directed at the senior woman Army officer, the apex court directed him to apologise in the HC. The Indian [...]

The Jabalpur High Court bench said the FIR against the State Tribal Affairs Minister must be registered by Wednesday (May 14) evening failing which, it warned, it may initiate contempt proceedings against the Director General of Police. The Indian Tribal reports