Scheduled Tribes

With the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) becoming the latest from the Opposition to break ranks with their allies and come out in support of NDA’s presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu, she is on course for an emphatic victory. Since her nomination, her [...]

The Opposition plans to corner the Government in Parliament’s Monsoon Session, starting July 18, over its proposal to amend the 2022 Forest (Conservation) Rules, The Indian Tribal reports

Giving in to the pressure from a majority of MPs of his party, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced Shiv Sena’s support to “tribal woman” Draupadi Murmu, the NDA’s presidential candidate whose support base among the Opposition camp is gradually increasing as the July 18 Presidential [...]

The Aarey forest is back in the news, as the political turmoil in Maharashtra triggers a topsy-turvy in the decision to shift the Metro car shed project. This, in turn, puts the spotlight back not only environmental aspects but also on the indigenous tribes living there. Mrittika Jain [...]

The Adivasi community in as many as five States has pinned its hopes on NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, who, it believes, will help realize its demand for a separate Sarna code once she assumes the apex constitutional post, Sudhir Kumar Mishra finds out

The Jammu and Kashmir Tribal Affairs Department (TAD) on Saturday approved a slew of reforms for the hostels across the Union Territory to provide state-of-the-art educational facilities to tribal students

L-G Manoj Sinha announced that 500 UT tribal youth will be trained under FLP. MoUs were signed for setting up a Tribal Chair each at IIT, Jammu and Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri. The Indian Tribal reports

The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday (June 21) announced former Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate. If elected, she will be the first tribal and second woman President of India

Accusing the Congress of neglecting the tribals despite being in power for a long time post-Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the launch of development projects wasn’t related to elections and challenged his opponents to prove otherwise, reports Mayuri Dave

The Astol Project is nothing short of an engineering marvel as water from Madhuban Dam will be lifted to the height of about 200-storeys to reach tribal-dominated 50 villages of Dharampur and 124 villages of Kaprada, reports MAYURI DAVE