Scheduled Tribes

Some three years since it came into existence, the all-women enterprise with tribals in large numbers in Kondagaon district of Bastar is seeking to soar higher. Deepanwita Gita Niyogi visits the centre to find out more

Had it not been for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extensive tribal push, the BJP would not have notched up such victories in the recent Assembly polls as the Congress came a close second overall in terms of winning seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
M. Madhusudan breaks it down [...]

Dancing, singing and a quick wit are all needed during an evening’s entertainment in many tribal communities in Odisha. Niroj Ranjan Misra joins in the fun

As part of week-long celebrations to commemorate Tribal Pride Day, the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs inaugurated the Adi-Vyakhyan program and felicitated tribal Padma awardees, The Indian Tribal reports

For the first time in 91 years, Badampahar and Rairangpur, from where President Droupadi Murmu hails, have come up on the Railways map and express trains have started, The Indian Tribal reports

Faced with protests from several quarters, including the Opposition, the Naveen Patnaik dispensation has put the Cabinet decision in this regard on hold, The Indian Tribal reports

From an ambitious PM Adivasi Janjati Nyay Maha Abhiyan to a Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra to infra projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first PM to visit Birsa Munda’s birthplace, launched all. Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

The Naveen Patnaik government feels the move will give a big boost to industrialisation as non-availability of land was a major hindrance in implementing developmental projects. The decision was taken following recommendations of the Scheduled Tribes Advisory Council, The Indian Tribal reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday began his two-day visit to Jharkhand with a roadshow even as his visit to tribal icon Birsa Munda’s birthplace (the first by any PM) and the launch of the ambitious Rs 24,000-crore PVTG Mission besides several other projects are lined up, Sudhir [...]

In a sudden change of plans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land in Ranchi a day earlier than scheduled, reports Sudhir Kumar Mishra