India, July 7 -- The Union government on Tuesday launched TribeX, a digital learning platform aimed at preserving, promoting and disseminating India's tribal arts, languages, culture and traditional knowledge, as part of a broader push to harness technology for tribal empowerment.

The platform was unveiled by Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram during the National Workshop on Strengthening Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) in Bhubaneswar, where senior officials, state representatives, tribal scholars and artisans gathered to discuss strengthening research and documentation of indigenous heritage.

Describing TribeX as a first-of-its-kind initiative, Oram said the platform reflected the government's commitment to preserving India's tr...