First survey in Eklavya schools to know learning, infra gapsThe Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched a comprehensive nationwide survey to assess the learning and infrastructure deficiencies in Ekl...
20 Jun, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
First tribal school survey reveals gaps in infrastructure, toilets, libraries, safetyA recent survey of tribal residential schools across five states reveals critical infrastructure gaps. Overcrowded toilets, dilapidated bui...
13 May, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
Govt giving top priority to tribal welfare: President MurmuPresident Droupadi Murmu highlighted the government's efforts in prioritizing the welfare of tribal communities. She pointed out the establ...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.46 PM IST
We don't come in surveys, we directly form government: AAP leader Bhagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has expressed confidence in the party's performance desp...
18 Apr, 2024, 09.08 AM IST
2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Mamata Banerjee announces initiatives for development of minority and tribal communitiesThe state government intends to recognize 700 unaided Madrasas and focus on expansion of tribal and Rajbonshi education systems.
31 Jul, 2023, 10.33 PM IST
Post-pandemic disaster: Upper primary attendance in Jharkhand schools down to 58%, finds survey"The survey showed that underprivileged and tribal children were left abandoned by the Education Department. The schools were closed for tw...
19 Dec, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
India's 'first' tribal health observatory to come up in OdishaA memorandum of understanding was inked in this regard between the ST and SC Development Department and the RMRC, a regional centre of the ...
04 May, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
States frame plans to reopen senior classes in a staggered mannerAndhra Pradesh has issued GO.390 guidelines which specify that 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff could be called to school to facilita...
10 Sep, 2020, 08.41 AM IST
Why many tribals don’t mind being ousted by damsMany research projects have tried to assess the impact on tribals ousted by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat, arguably the most controvers...
10 Sep, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Ajmal National Rural Education Programme: Ray of hope for education in Assam's 'char' areasANREM will focus on the 'char' villages as these account for one of the largest concentration of illiterate population in the state with 68...
06 Dec, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
PMO forces rethink on ashram schools for tribal studentsThe ashram schools are expensive, with the states spending Rs 1,000 per student per month on average only on food and lodging.
02 Sep, 2015, 09.23 AM IST
First tribal school survey reveals dilapidated conditions of infrastructureThe first extensive survey of schools conducted in tribaldominated villages of India has revealed a grim picture of infrastructure.
13 Aug, 2015, 02.41 AM IST
Government will screen more than 5 crore tribal children for sickle cell traitThe government is using the summer vacation months to train aanganwadi and health workers to conduct the blood test.
04 May, 2015, 02.15 AM IST
Mahaharashtra govt committed for development of tribals: GovernorHe stressed that employment must be made available to tribals in villages under MGNREGA programme.
04 Mar, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
Right to Education Act effect: 26 per cent drop in number of out-of-school kids since 2009The survey found a continuing drop in the number of OoS children among scheduled castes and Muslims. Among tribal OoS children, the drop wa...
14 Oct, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
- Tribal NGOs misused grants to make private residences: Ministry
The ministry has also found that bureaucrats had changed rules to favour certain voluntary organisations that had been getting funds from t...
04 Jun, 2012, 03.27 AM IST
- Tata Steel ensures displaced families at Kalinganagar achieve MDG
There is something to cheer about for the families displaced by the Tata Steel Project at Kalinganagar.
11 Jul, 2010, 08.37 PM IST