NEWS BY THOSE WHO LIVE IT
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Rural Electrification: From Numerical Targets to Quality Checks
Almost all households in Delwara, Rajasthan, have been electrified. But merely installing infrastructure to check target boxes is not enough.
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First Sexually Violated, then Harassed by Law Keepers
Rape survivors are often further violated by upholders of the law, who are either unaware of amendments in law or not sensitive enough to support survivors.
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Sand Mining in Bihar: An Industry, a Mafia, an Environmental Disaster
Sand mining in the rivers of West Champaran is causing unmitigated floods in the region, year after year. Why is the government not responding?
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All Is Lost To A Mindless Massacre
Along with dead bodies, much more was buried in the Nadimarg Massacre in Jammu and Kashmir more than 15 years ago.
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Tea Gardens of North Bengal: A Hotbed of Human Trafficking
Tea gardens that once brewed the world-famous Darjeeling tea have now become a hotbed for trafficking, owing to the undermining of labour rights and rising deprivation.
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Flood-affected Farmers in West Champaran Get Compensation
Floods are a common occurrence in West Champaran, Bihar, but the response mechanism is slow. Here’s how an agrarian community held the government to task.
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A Dowry-Free Community in a Country of Dowry Deaths
The Baiga community, like many Adivasi communities, does not follow the patriarchal dowry system, setting an example in a country where women are killed for dowry every day.
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Fined, Threatened, Intimidated for Claiming their Rights
18 families in a Madhya Pradesh village are struggling to formalise the ownership of the land on which they live and cultivate, under the Forest Rights Act.