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Sonu Sood took the task of teaching disadvantaged children on his birthday by renovating old and constructing new schools in Kankuri, near Shirdi. When asked about it, Sood stated, "The main plan is to provide education to the kids from tribal and Covid affected families who had to forgo education due to unforeseen circumstances." The project's additional objectives… read-more

Chhattisgarh's Tuma crafts market has slowed down due to Pandemic and many artisans are putting art to gourd use. Artisans like Meeta Raheja, Sunil Vishwakarma, and Jugri Kashyap are making dangling lanterns, toys, and learning crafts from the organization. "We are now focusing on creating online platforms to promote and sell tuma crafts,” says Vishwakarma. However, in the last few years, tuma craft demand has highly increased in the nation… read-more

Ramdas Korde was arrested by Palghar Police for unfair treatment towards a tribal man, named Kalu Pawar. In November 2020, Pawar took Rs 500 from Korde to buy a sheet of cloth to perform the last rites of his son. In terms of repayment of the loan, Pawar was made to work in Korde’s fields and was beaten and assaulted when asked for wages. Unable to bear the torture, Pawar committed suicide.

Tribal Affairs Minister Renuka Singh Saruta on March 15 said in the Parliament that around 1,205 Ashram schools have been funded for ensuring quality education to ST children. The minister said that dedicated Eklavya Model Residential Schools have empowered and attracted a large number of tribal students from the hinterland. Besides ensuring better education facilities under EMRS, the government has upgraded the school's infrastructure funded… read-more

Amid consistent protests for community rights by Kadars (a tribal group), Kerala Electricity Board has started felling eight-hectares forest for Anakkayam Hydropower project. The project is said to require blasting in the buffer-zone of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which can submerge stretches of evergreen-forests with highly endemic animal-species. Reportedly, no consent from Kadars was taken before commencing the project. Earlier, in 2014,… read-more