Nagarnar Steel Plant

Government of India under Ministry of Steel is setting up a 3 MTPA capacity greenfield Integrated Steel Plant based on Hi-Smelt technology in Nagarnar, located 16 km from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state with an estimated outlay of Rs. 21500 crore. A pure-play miner, NMDC had in 2009-10 conceived the Nagarnar steel plant with the intention of moving up the value chain and diversifying its

Muria people

The Muria are an adivasi (scheduled tribe) of the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India. They are part of the Gondi people. Traditionally they are economically homogenous and strive to work as a collective. They have mixed-sex dormitories where adolescents are sent to practice premarital sex, sometimes with a single partner and sometimes serially. They have an omnivorous diet, with liquor playing a key role in their society.

List of districts of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh, a state of India, has 32 administrative districts. At the time of separation from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh originally had 16 districts. Two new districts: Bijapur and Narayanpur were carved out on May 11, 2007 and nine new districts on Jan 1, 2012. The new districts have been created by carving out the existing districts to facilitate more targeted, focused and

Koraput district

Koraput is a district of India in southern Odisha, with headquarters at Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions. The district headquarters of Koraput and its largest city, Jeypore are major centres of trade and commerce for South Odisha and fall on an important

Kharif crop

Kharif crops, monsoon crops or autumn crops are domesticated plants that are cultivated and harvested in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Indian subcontinent’s monsoon season, which lasts from June to November depending on the area. Monsoon rains may begin as early as May in some parts of the Indian subcontinent, and crops are generally harvested from the third Week of September to October. Rice, maize,

Jagdalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jagdalpur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is part of Bastar district. Contents 1Members of the Legislative Assembly 2Election results 2.12018 3See also 4References Members of the Legislative Assembly Year Member Picture Party 2018 Rekhchand Jain Indian National Congress Election results 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Jagdalpur Party Candidate Votes %

Gondi language

Gondi (Gōndi) (𑵶𑶓𑶕𑶂𑶌‎, 𑴎𑴽𑵀𑴘𑴳‎, గోండీ, गोंडी) is a South-Central Dravidian language, spoken by about three million Gondi people, chiefly in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, and by small minorities in neighbouring states. Although it is the language of the Gond people, it is highly endangered, with only one fifth of Gonds speaking the language. Gondi has a rich folk literature, examples of which are

Ghotul

A gotul is a spacious tribal hut surrounded by earthen or wooden walls. It is an integral part of Gond and Muria tribal life in regions of Chhattisgarh and the neighboring areas in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a place for youths, an independent and autonomous “children’s republic” as described by Verrier Elwin. The gotul is central to social and religious life in Gond society. According

Duruwa language

Duruwa (Odia: ପରଜି, Devanagari: दुरुवा) or Dhurwa or Parji is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Duruwa people of India, in the districts of Koraput in Odisha and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes. Contents 1Classification 2Phonology 3Dialects 4References Classification Duruwa is a member of the Central Dravidian languages. Duruwa is a spoken language and is generally not written. Whenever it is written,

Diospyros melanoxylon

Diospyros melanoxylon, the Coromandel ebony or East Indian ebony, is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae native to India and Sri Lanka; it has a hard, dry bark. Its common name derives from Coromandel, the coast of southeastern India. Locally it is known as temburini or by its Hindi name tendu. In Odisha, Jharkhand, and Assam, it is known as kendu. The leaves can be wrapped around tobacco to create the Indian beedi, which has