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Karnataka tribal corporation scam: Rs 89 crore diverted to 600 bank accounts, CBI names ex-minister B Nagendra
June 03, 2026 10:10 am
The CBI said that B Nagendra, his associate Nekkanti Nagaraj, Hyderabad-based businessman Satyanarayana Varma, and Padmanabha J G, then managing director of KMVSTDC, conspired to siphon the money.
From Telangana, an index that confirms — and challenges — what we know about caste
April 21, 2026 5:01 pm
The Composite Backwardness Index's sharpest contribution is what it reveals within caste groups long treated as categorical units
Odisha doubles SC, ST quota in medical, engineering seats
April 05, 2026 8:18 am
The reservation policy will be implemented in all state universities, affiliated colleges and educational institutions and polytechnics, the CM said
SC/ST enrolment increases across central universities, IITs, IIMs since 2014: Centre tells Lok Sabha
February 04, 2026 7:02 pm
In a written reply to an unstarred question, Minister of State for Education Dr Sukanta Majumdar said that data on enrolment of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in these institutions is collected through the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE).
Why UGC equity row has landed BJP in a double bind amid new lens on OBCs
February 01, 2026 7:06 am
While the Centre's push for new UGC rules has been stayed by the Supreme Court, the Congress-led Karnataka govt has drafted Rohith Vemula Bill to counter discrimination in higher education institutions against the SC, ST, OBC and minority students
SC, ST, OBC employees make up 66% of sanitation workers, 40% of Group A staff: DoPT report flags representation gaps
January 29, 2026 3:29 pm
Previous DoPT reports showed similar trends, with SC/ST/OBC employees making up 59 to 60 % of safai karamcharis in 2021 and 2022.
BJP out of KDMC mayor race as post reserved for ST category
January 22, 2026 9:59 pm
The reservation comes amid an ongoing tussle between the BJP and the Shinde Sena for control of the civic body following the declaration of KDMC election results on January 16 and the decision of the MNS to ally with the Shinde Sena.
Knowledge Nugget: Counting of PVTGs — What you should know for UPSC exam?
August 28, 2025 1:01 pm
Ministry of Tribal Affairs has asked the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) to include the most marginalised Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the upcoming Census. Why is this enumeration important? How have they been counted so far? What is the role of the RGI?
‘Cancel special benefits of tribal women marrying non-tribals’: Tipra Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma to National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
August 18, 2025 10:46 pm
In 2018, the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) – Tipraha faction had demanded a law scrapping the ST status of indigenous women marrying non-tribals.
Maharashtra: No number of ST beneficiaries, funds given based on percentage in population
July 27, 2025 12:17 am
The reply stated that the amount made available from the budget provisions is based on the percentage of the ST population in the total population
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After 'Start-Up India', Govt. to launch 'Stand Up India': FM
January 10, 2016 1:24 pm
Vizag, Jan 10 (ANI): Addressing CII's Partnership Summit 2016, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said after 'Start-Up India', the government is going to launch a new programme called 'Stand-Up India'. He said the Stand Up India would be available to women and the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) entrepreneurs.
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