A new project aims to document India’s customary laws
Documenting customary laws is a step towards community-led conservation
World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible
Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003
International Coffee Day: Coffee cultivation transforming tribal lives in Odisha’s Koraput
Many Adivasis in Odisha’s Koraput have prospered in recent years after turning to coffee farming from shifting cultivation
Seven decades after independence, many tribal languages in India face extinction threat
To lose these indigenous languages means losing huge human capital and rich cultural diversity
Health infrastructure weakest in tribal areas: Report
Major shortfall of doctors and nurses at Primary Health Centres in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, …
How FRA helped India’s forest communities during COVID-19
Stories of hope have been reported from across the tribal areas of how communities survived due to FRA even as attempts have been made to dilute it
Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings
Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights
Republic Day 2022: Looking back at Anglo-tribal encounters in colonial India
As Gujarat features a tableau commemorating a massacre of Bhil tribespeople by colonial troops in 1922, DTE delves into the history of tribal …
Bleak future ahead: COVID-19 pushes Karnataka’s first generation Adivasi learners off schools
If children permanently drop out of school, it would be not just a loss of education, but also for the community, say experts
Stan Swamy: A fighter, a seeker of peace and a great human being
He always insisted for the enforcement of the Indian Constitution, safeguarding laws and policies centred around the marginalised
Simply Put: Inverted pyramid
Illusive oilseed: India’s niger seed cultivation is declining; here is why
Lack of government interest in tribal cuisine, amarbel infestation, low productivity of niger seeds and increasing paddy cultivation are …
‘Wordplay’: Activists criticise Centre for refuting ‘Indigenous Peoples’ concept at UNPFII
Concept of indigenous peoples not applicable in Indian context, the country’s representative had said; there were tribal, not indigenous …
Miles to go: In these tribal regions of Odisha, the nearest health clinic is jungles & rivers away
In the absence of healthcare services and lack of transportation, vulnerable tribes are deprived of timely healthcare facilities
Deucha Pachami: Mining India’s largest coal block will displace 21,000 in Bengal
21,000 will be displaced, out of which 9,034 will be Adivasis from Santhal community
One square meal: How this non-tribal forest-dweller family survives without FRA recognition in Odisha
Srikumar Khadi’s claim to his land in Odisha’s Sundergarh district is over a century old; but it still awaits recognition
Nutrition and affirmative action: The twain shall meet
A lot could be done for making ICDS responsive and impactful for the Dalit children. However, there are multiple design and operational flaws
International Women’s Day: Women lead innovative farming in this tribal village
Women in Akhapolan have taken to cultivating vegetables using trellis systems and are reaping the profits of their endeavour
Similipal fire: Lives and livelihoods of Mankidia tribals in distress
The Mankidia tribe earn by collecting and selling siali fibre from Similipal forests; the fire has badly impacted their livelihood
Similipal forest fires put Odisha’s Lodha tribe in jeopardy
Already affected by the COVID-19 lockdown, the wildfires threaten to make collection of minor forest produce even more difficult
Why inequality is India’s worst enemy
India’s per capita gross domestic product increased five times between 2000 and 2019. The income, however, is concentrated only in a few …
Why the Dangs has not been able to implement FRA properly
The ‘real owner’ of forest land is still the forest department. Such brazen violation of the law betrays a systematic attempt to …
How important is basic infrastructure in securing livelihoods of Adivasis
A significant proportion of poverty in backward areas is due to a gap in basic infrastructure and its deficiency
Dalits, adivasis to protest in Gandhinagar for land rights
The Gujarat government is planning to give 45 lakh hectare of cultivable wasteland to corporates for farming while ignoring the landless Dalits …
CJI Bench sends fresh petition on FRA to Arun Mishra Bench
Since a similar matter is before the Mishra Bench, the CJI Bench has sent the new petition to it