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Tribals PreserveGoan Craft

 
/ August 18, 2010

Coconut is used widely in Goa, but it’s only the tribals such as Gawdas who still weave mats out of coconut fronds.

Illegal MiningWho’s To Blame?

 
/ August 17, 2010

Lack of livelihood opportunities is forcing hundreds of poor Dalits into illegal coal mining in our correspondent Mukesh Rajak’s state – Jharkhand.

Slum Escapes Eviction

 
/ August 16, 2010

Legal intervention, sought by activists including our correspondent Ajeet Bahadur has helped 200 slum dwellers escape eviction in Allahabad.

Chhattisgarh ProtestsLand Grab

 
/ August 13, 2010

Construction of Mogra dam in Chhattisgarh has left thousands in 14 villages landless. Bhan Sahu, our correspondent is one of them.

Marching IntoMale Bastion

 
/ August 12, 2010

Half of the panchayat members in Fatahpur Pakri village in Bihar are women, but Suman is the only member who exercises her rights.

New Homes forHaryana’s Poor

 
/ August 11, 2010

200 Dalit families of Ludwa – the village of our correspondent Amit Kumar in Haryana – are set to get a new house under Indira Awaas Yojana.

No School ForSpecial Children

 
/ August 10, 2010

There are 112 primary schools, 34 middle schools and 23 high schools in Nagaland’s Wokha, but none for children with special needs.

Bamboo Bloom Spells Doom

 
/ August 6, 2010

Manipur, a hill state in north east India is facing one of it’s worst natural disasters: Flowering of bamboos.