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Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway promises prosperity, but spells misery for Nashik Farmers Forced to Give Up Land
“The officials told me this Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway is the chief minister’s dream project. I am very sad, he seeks to fulfil his dreams by crushing ours.”
Dismantle Patriarchy: Years after Marriage, Women say their Husband’s Name for the First Time
Community Correspondent Rohini Pawar shares how women in Walhe village are breaking away from patriarchal cultural practices
Ostracism in the Name of Respect
A woman is expelled from her marital home and shunned by her neighbours for addressing in-laws by their name.
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Solar Energy, a Cash Crop for Gujarat Farmers
Until 2012-13, Dhundi, a village in Gujarat's Kheda district, was unelectrified. Today they sell solar energy to the state grid.
Fishing for Green Solutions to Climate Change in Goa
Goa's locally rooted composting initiative is fighting climate change with composting.
Narmada Jeevan Shalas Bring Hope for Children Affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project
Across banks of Narmada, Adivasi children can now count on Jeevan Shalas for a better future despite the government's failure to provide them with education.
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Woman Pays Steep Price for not Meeting Dowry Demands
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Swachh Bharat Mission fails 500 families in Uttar Pradesh
Are these 500 families in Uttar Pradesh village, an exception or is it part of a trend indicating improper implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission? “Advertisements promoting the Swachh Bharat Mission are all over the television. The government is shouting from rooftops that toilets will be built. But it’s all...