The formation of identity among oppressed and marginalized communities in North India has largely been driven by the ...

President and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said that people living along the India-Bangladesh border face numerous difficulties, and only a capable leader would be able to ...

Assam’s Sixth Schedule areas are poised to emerge as the most prosperous regions in the next few years with a positive shift in the mindset of people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted on ...

While the nativist VPP is pushing for more protections for tribal interests, observers have also connected it to mining ...

Indigenous Peoples in India, also known as Adivasis or Scheduled Tribes, have specific rights recognized under international law and the Indian Constitution. However, the implementation of these ...

In the tribal village of Barkichapar in Jharkhand, people have always played hockey. In the Arjuna Award winning India captain Salima Tete, the village has its first national star ...

The climate change is affecting the Toba tribe of Nilgiris. The research reveals the integration of indigenous knowledge with modern technology to tackle the adverse effects of this.

India's Maoist-inspired Naxal insurgency began as a rebellion, grew more violent over the years, and has left communities shattered. DW explains how it started and where it stands today.

Empirical and scientific evidence, however, has demonstrated that such extensive grants of forest land, from which produce is ...