About Baikho festival: The Baikho festival is celebrated in the state of Assam It is celebrated by Rabha tribes. The Baikho festival is celebrated annually. It is celebrated to bring in auspicious harvest s...

Why in news? The demands for a “Bhil Pradesh”, a separate state for tribal people in western India, have of late begun to be raised again. About Bhils: Bhils are listed as tribal people of th...

Why in news? The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is at the Xinjiang region, where Beijing is alleged to have repressed Muslim minorities. China said it’s hoping the visit c...

Why in news? The Sahariya were always bedeviled by malnutrition but the recent soaring food prices have made them extremely vulnerable. About Sahariya Tribe: The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya is an ethnic...

Why in news? A drone attack claimed by Yemen rebels on a Saudi oil refinery caused a fire. It was claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis, who are fighting a Saudi-led coalition. Who are the Houthis, and why is t...

Why in news? Hearing a bunch of PILs on the rehabilitation of displaced Van Gujjars, the Uttarakhand high court recently expressed displeasure over the state government's “inaction” in this regard. ...

Why in news? Human rights groups are protesting attempts by Forest department of Jammu and Kashmir to evict the Gujjar-Bakarwal community from their dwellings, which are being destroyed. About the tribes: ...

Why in news? Any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI...

Why in news? The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki community, has urged Prime Minister to “seriously consider” simultaneous settlement of Kuki and Naga “aspirations for self-gover...

IN NEWS: Many newspapers have written on the poor conditions of zardozi artisans across the country due to the slowdown in demand due to slow down. ABOUT ZARDOZI: Zardozi or Zardosi work is a type of emb...