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TopicScheduled Tribes

Topic: Scheduled Tribes

Sub-classification will ensure reservation benefits reach marginalised among SC/STs, Centre tells SC

The case arises out of a reference made to bench in 2020 that expressed serious doubts about correctness of the 2005 landmark E.V. Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh judgement.

Modi govt scheme to support tribal entrepreneurs yet to take off, 2 years after it was announced

Announced in the 2022-23 budget, the Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes (VCF-ST) is aimed at providing support to new incubation and startup ideas through concessional finance.

‘Arbitrary, unconstitutional’ — Himachal HC stays implementation of ST status for Hattees

Inhabitants of Trans-Giri area of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, ‘Hattees’ were included in state list of STs through bill passed in both houses of Parliament.

Congress MP slams BJP over delay in awarding ST status to 6 indigenous communities in Assam

Stating that BJP failed to fulfil poll promise made in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and 2016 state polls, Nawgong MP Pradyut Bordoloi says delay exposes party's ‘insincerity and indifference'.

Sarva Adivasi Samaj: IAS-IPS-IRS outfit looking to ‘save’ tribal politics this Chhattisgarh election

Sarva Adivasi Samaj Sangathan is looking to make its presence felt in 50 seats, buoyed by the fact that an Independent backed by the outfit got 16% of the vote in a 2022 bypoll. 

Manipur Meiteis deserve ST status. Clergy must not turn it into a Hindu-Christian conflict

While granting ST status will take time, Modi govt can consider extending Article 371 provisions to all of Manipur to allay the fears of Meitei community.

‘Stigma doesn’t go away’, says Supreme Court as it hears pleas seeking reservation for SC/ST converts

Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul to look into whether empirical data from a panel report rejected by govt can be relied upon as it decides on this constitutional question.

ST enrolment in higher education up by nearly 50%, SC & OBC stats on rise too: Education ministry

While increase in SC, ST & OBC numbers have been noticed since 2014-15, according to findings of All India Survey on Higher Education, overall enrolments crossed 4 cr-mark for 1st time in 2020-21.

Adivasi identity, ST status, politics — what’s fuelling anti-Christian attacks in Chhattisgarh

Incidents of communal clashes between tribal groups have been escalating in Chhattisgarh, where 400 church-goers were driven out of homes in 3 months. BJP fanned flames, activists say.

Tribal students suffered ‘irreversible’ learning loss during pandemic, says parliamentary panel

Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment noted delay in provision of smart classes and procurement of mobile tablets and educational kits at Eklavya Model Residential Schools.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.