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Tip | India’s 28 States and 8 Union Territories – From Andhra Pradesh to West Bengal
India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Constitution and Supreme Court, Democracy, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Maps, Modernity, Nature and wildlife, Quotes, Regions of India, Seasons and festivals, Tips, Tourism, Women, Worship and rituals
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Factors for a better life: An analysis of rural poverty and improvements for tribal communities – Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Maharashtra & Mizoram
Averting a humanitarian disaster in India calls for an explosion of NREGA work in the next few weeks | To read the full article here >> The abominable plight of migrant workers in recent weeks has invaded television screens and … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Bastar, Central region, Commentary, Community facilities, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ethnobotany, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Gadchiroli, Health and nutrition, Homes and utensils, Maps, Misconceptions, Modernity, Networking, Organizations, Particularly vulnerable tribal group, Quotes, Resources, Rural poverty, Seven Sister States, Southern region, Success story, Video resources - external, Western region
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Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) are the largest tribal population in the world – World Directory of Minorities
Profile | To read the full article, click here >> Adivasis is the collective name used for the many indigenous peoples of India. The term Adivasi derives from the Hindi word ‘adi’ which means of earliest times or from the … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi, Anthropology, Assimilation, Constitution and Supreme Court, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Seven Sister States, Worship and rituals
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“We have a special responsibility to document, monitor and conserve our most precious asset”: Biodiversity for sustaining their livelihoods – Survey of the Environment
India may be the only large country with huge scientific capability to lack a serious programme to monitor the state of its ecosystems. Because the major drivers of habitat loss or change are rooted in political, economic and social factors, … Continue reading →
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