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Odisha’s Tribal Women Discard Tradition to Space out Childbirths

Basudev Mahapatra 23/09/2019

The use of any contraceptive method to stop or...

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Why India’s Northeast Could See FRA as a Way to Protect Its Community Forests

C.R. Bijoy 16/08/2019

The Centre is all set to bring 'unclassed' or...

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In Niyamgiri, Corporate Greed and State Power Continue to Coerce Locals

Ranjana Padhi 03/05/2019

A fact-finding team has found that members of the...

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S&T in the BJP’s Election Manifesto Is No S and All T

Vasudevan Mukunth 08/04/2019

The manifesto doesn't allay apprehensions about the future for...

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Eviction of Tribals: Forced Displacement and Its Links With Poor Health

Sarojini Nadimpally, Deepa Venkatachalam and Adsa Fatima 28/02/2019

Forced displacement has been shown to increase vulnerability to...

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From a New Bird to a Community Reserve, Arunachal’s Bugun Tribe Sets Example

Shreya Dasgupta 29/12/2018

Bugun liocichla's discovery kick-started a cascade of conservation activities,...

Poonam, a resident of Pachkol village in Chhindwara district in south-west Madhya Pradesh, belongs to the Bhariya community, categorised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. There is a 44% shortfall in the healthcare infrastructure in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh despite the fact that, last year, the state government had left in hand Rs 4,000 crore allocated for tribal welfare. Credit: Nikhil M. Babu/IndiaSpend

Read | India’s First Comprehensive Tribal Health Report

Ayesha Marfatia 17/11/2018

The report is the culmination of years of study...