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Category Archives: Government of India
Map | Provisions for particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG): India’s Constitution guarantees justice “in tune with the customary law” of Scheduled Tribes
“Primitive, geographically isolated, shy and socially, educationally & economically backwardness these are the traits that distinguish Scheduled Tribes of our country from other communities. Tribal communities live in about 15% of the country’s areas in various ecological and geo-climatic conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Community facilities, Constitution and Supreme Court, Customs, Democracy, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Maps, Names and communities, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, PDF printfriendly, Quotes, Regions of India, Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Learn more about tribal communities in Jharkhand
Posted in Anthropology, Cultural heritage, Customs, Eastern region, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Press snippets, Resources, Seasons and festivals, Success story, Tips, Tourism, Tribal identity, Women, Worship and rituals
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Tip | Health and the nutritional value of indigenous grains, seeds and millets: “The tribal food basket has always been diverse and nutritious”
By Damayanti Datta | Read the full article >> Despite designing the world’s earliest and largest schemes on hunger and malnutrition, having surplus grains and food wastage, millions of Indians go to sleep hungry every night. It’s an invisible emergency … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Customs, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Health and nutrition, Misconceptions, Organizations, Press snippets, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tips
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Tribal population displaced in the Narmada valley
Ever since the Narmada Control Authority in its Action Taken Report permitted the raising of the Sardar Sarovar dam to 110.64 metres, the entire tribal belt in the Narmada valley came under the submergence zone. The scale of devastation during … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Constitution and Supreme Court, Ecology and environment, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Maps, Narmada, Press snippets, Rural poverty
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