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Forest Rights Act

Preliminary > Social Justice > Government Policies > Tribal affairs

Why in news? After a long delay, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which will elevate the socio-economic status of a sizeable section of the 14-lakh-strong popul...

SEP 14

Forest Rights Act

Mains > Social justice > Government Policies > Tribal affairs

WHY IN NEWS? A joint communication was issued by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, which urges the states to review the implementation of Forest Rights Act and intim...

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Mains: Questions can be asked on significance of Forest Rights Act, challenges associated with its implementation etc.
Prelims: Questions are expected on salient provisions of Forest Rights Act, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Indian Forest Act,1927 etc.

AUG 25

Sixth Schedule

Preliminary > Polity > Institutions/Bodies > Tribal affairs

Why in news? Member of parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, made an appeal to the Centre to declare the region a tribal area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to protect i...

JUL 15

Rengma Nagas

Preliminary > Geography > Human geography > Tribal affairs

Why in news? The Rengma Nagas in Assam have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an autonomous district council amid a decision by the Central and the State governments to upgrade the Karbi Anglong Au...

JUN 9

Naxalism

Mains > Security > Development and Extremism > Tribal affairs

IN NEWS: At least 22 security personnel were killed and 31 suffered serious injuries following an exchange of fire between forces and Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur. HISTORY OF NAXALISM: Naxalist g...

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For Prelims, questions on various initiatives and doctrines can be asked.
For Mains, Naxalism and left wing extremism are direct syllabus topics. So they need to be studied in depth. Direct questions on the causes of Naxalism, features of SAMADHAN doctrine etc. can be asked.

APR 13

Anamaya Tribal Health collaborative

Preliminary > Governance > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs

Why in news? Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the Tribal Health Collaborative 'Anamaya' through a video conference. About Anamaya Tribal Health collaborative: 'Anamaya' will c...

APR 8

Bodos

Preliminary > Social Justice > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs

About Bodos: They are part of the Bodo-Kachari ethnolinguistic groups found in Nepal, Bangladesh and clustered in Assam. Bodo are the largest minority group in Assam and are concentrated in the northern areas of ...

MAR 10

Khujli Ghar

Preliminary > Art and Culture > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs

Why in news? Some villages in Nagaland are trying to revive a traditional form of punishment that seeks to check crime with an itch in time. About Khujli Ghar: Khujili Ghar is a cramped, triangular cage ...

MAR 3

Monpa Tribals and monpa paper

Preliminary > Society > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs

Why in news? The 1000-year old heritage art – the Monpa Handmade Paper of Arunachal Pradesh – which was driven to the extinction, has come to life once again, with the committed efforts of Khadi and Village...

DEC 28

Pathalgadi movement

Preliminary > Society > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs

Why in news? Almost a year after deciding to drop “all cases” related to the Pathalgadi movement of 2017-2018, the government of Jharkhand is still to send a requisition to the court to withdraw the cases. ...

DEC 22