Meenakshi Singh
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Posted on 09 Aug, 2022 03:00 PMChhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000 in response to the demand for a separate state with the unique Chhattisgarhi identity. Among various facets that make up this identity, being a tribal state is also prominent. It is one of the ten states that constitute the Central Indian Tribal Belt (CITB).
Tribals await effective implementation of policies
Posted on 21 Mar, 2022 04:49 PMGujarat is home to 604 lakh people of whom 89 lakh or 15% are Scheduled Tribes (Census of India, 2011). These tribal communities mainly reside in the eastern districts of the state bordering the tribal districts in southern Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh, and northern Maharashtra.
Making every drop count: Micro-irrigation for tribal farmers of Gujarat
Posted on 11 Mar, 2022 03:41 PMThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report – ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability’.
Access to resources eludes tribals
Posted on 18 Feb, 2022 11:02 AMMadhya Pradesh has the largest tribal population of the country, and 21% of its population is comprised of Scheduled Tribes (STs) as per Census 2011. The state has 46 recognised Scheduled Tribes, spread across the 52 districts in the state. Of this, three are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG).