Friday, 24 March, 2023
TopicTribal rights

Topic: Tribal rights

‘They buy and sell our kids for oxen’: In some Arunachal hamlets, slavery is a way of life

+TFP Angana Chakrabarti -
For generations, the Nyishi and Miji tribes have ‘owned’ members of the Puroik community. While this practice was outlawed in 1999, it prevails in pockets of Arunachal Pradesh.

No power, no school, no healthcare: Why tribals from this ‘missing’ Andhra hamlet want to be relocated

Rishika Sadam -
Tribals of Jeelugulova, a village in Andhra Pradesh, are demanding that they be relocated for them to get access to electricity, and their children an education.

In Andhra, an uninhabited hill pits tribal women against local administration & mining firm

Rishika Sadam -
Andhra farmers allege that land they have been cultivating for decades has been given to a mining company on lease. Authorities say the tribals were never assigned the land.

Why Telangana is seeing an increase in violent clashes between tribals & forest officials

Rishika Sadam -
Since 2019, there have been at least eight major incidents in which Telangana’s tribals have clashed with forest officials. 

To label Stan Swamy’s activism as ‘Jesuit Marxism’ is to bark up the wrong tree

Cheriyan Alexander -
Stan Swamy sought redressal within the Constitution. Just look at the sheer number of court cases he filed. Speaks of his faith in an important arm of the State.

With its betrayal in Bastar, Congress has abandoned adivasi cause — one that gave it power

Ashutosh Bhardwaj -
A Congress leader who used to call security forces 'evil' told an officer involved in the Chhattisgarh police operation that killed three adivasis in Silger 'not to be deterred by deaths'.

Adivasis are not Hindus. Lazy colonial census gave them the label

Suraj Yengde -
There is a reason Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's statement at Harvard's India Conference that Adivasis were never Hindus rattled the BJP and RSS.

UPSC job ad kicks up ‘Meena-Mina’ row, recruiter accused of trying to ‘divide ST community’

Sanya Dhingra -
Minas are classified as STs in the central list and are thus eligible for reservation. But Meenas have been kept out of the quota fold even though they say they are the same group.

Chhattisgarh tribals to get community forest rights. Activists welcome plan but with caution

Prithviraj Singh -
The Chhattisgarh govt will allow tribals to manage and exploit forest produce at a community level. The tribal affairs department will serve as the nodal agency.

Change the name, make it Indian Forest and Tribal Services, ST panel to tell govt

Sanya Dhingra -
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes says name change will ensure forest officers also look into aspects of tribal welfare.

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Opinion

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Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

Sahil Mohan Gupta -
What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
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Economy

NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

Manoj Rammohan -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

Defence

The Defence Services Staff College in Wellington | Image credit: dssc.gov.in

In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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