Scheduled Tribes

Inaugurating the National Tribal Research Institute, Amit Shah said, it will play a pivotal role in the development of tribals just as institutions like Niti Aayog does

After eastern Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi have now turned their attention to South Gujarat, where the tribals have forced the Government to abandon a key river linking project

The Centre on Wednesday decided to reduce the educational criteria for native tribal youth from Naxalite-infested districts of Chhattisgarh for recruitment in the world’s largest paramilitary force

A young man from Jammu & Kashmir stepped out of his militancy-infested village to achieve his goal

The decision is seen as the Chief Minister’s attempt to keep the tribals, who comprise 22.5 percent of the State’s population, on his side

With a view to boost bamboo-based economic activities in the tribal areas of Gujarat, the BJP government on Thursday launched a campaign for free distribution of 42 lakh bamboo saplings worth Rs 20 crore in 14 tribal dominated districts, reports Mayuri Dave

Keeping the Gujarat Assembly polls later this year in mind, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has re-launched the Krushi Vaividhyakaran Scheme, aimed at benefitting over one lakh tribal farmers of the State, reports Mayuri Dave

India has to elect its new President by July 24 this year. And the buzz about the BJP putting up a tribal candidate for the President’s post this year has gained ground in the last few days

Giving in to the protests by tribals and keeping the Assembly polls later this year in mind, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday (May 21) announced the scrapping of the controversial Damanganga-Par-Tapi-Narmada River linking project, reports Mayuri Dave

A fortnight since two tribals were lynched by a mob and when the culprits are yet to be booked comes another gruesome incident from Madhya Pradesh. Three members of a tribal family, including a minor, have been hacked to death in Mandla district. One of the victims has [...]