Scheduled Tribes

The civil society outfits have demanded a rollback of the 2023 Community Forest Resources (CFR) rules and the 2024 joint advisory, claiming they favour bureaucracy over gram sabha-led governance. The Indian Tribal reports

Various tribal organisations took out a march to Raj Bhavan in Ranchi on Saturday (August 23) to protest against the ‘encounter’ of the Adivasi leader who was also wanted in several criminal cases. The Indian Tribal reports

In Koraput’s remote hamlets, generations of Sunari artisans continue to craft traditional jewelry for the Bhotara tribe—without support, recognition, or market linkage. Niroj Ranjan Misra writes about this disappearing legacy

Jharkhand Education Minister and JMM legislator Ramdas Soren died on August 15 while undergoing treatment in a New Delhi hospital. An old warhorse of the JMM, he started his political journey as a gram pradhan and went on to become a key member of the Hemant Soren Cabinet. [...]

Given the concerning student dropout scenario, the Government needs to plug in the loopholes to ensure its ambitious bid achieves the desired results. The Indian tribal reports

Thousands of common citizens and party workers besides dozens of dignitaries braved rain and negotiated traffic jams riding pillion on two-wheelers to bid farewell to tribal veteran Shibu Soren at his native village Nemra in Ramgarh district. The Indian Tribal reports

One of the tallest tribal leaders of India, Shibu Soren, passed away today (August 4) in Delhi at Sir Gangaram Hospital. M. Madhusudan and Sudhir Kumar Mishra profile his journey from a teenage crusader against zamindars to being the undisputed voice of the Adivasi cause

A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur on Saturday granted conditional bail to the three persons arrested on July 25 at Durg railway station after a complaint was filed by a local Bajrang Dal functionary. The Indian Tribal reports

Despite the bovine species’ ecological, economic and cultural importance in the region, it continues to remain excluded from the ambit of central livestock development schemes even as there is a serious concern over its shrinking population. The Indian Tribal reports

In reply to questions from MPs, the Modi Government gave a lowdown on various tribal welfare schemes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Indian Tribal brings you the details