Tag: maharashtra
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Urban Slums: Rebuilding the City of Dreams
The popular image of Mumbai that most of us would conjure up in our minds is the Mumbai of glittering skylines and the one of its kind Sea Link. Mumbai is also known for its urban slums, an image that some of us might conjure up and unfortunately, even romanticise.
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Navi Mumbai Municipal Workers Demand Permanent Employment
Navi Mumbai is believed to be one of Mumbai's best-planned areas, but what about the condition of those who keep the city on its feet?
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Sardar Sarovar: The Pitfalls of India’s Biggest Development Project
Of the 6.5 crore people displaced by development projects in India over 50 years, less than 20% have been rehabilitated. But here's what happened even after rehabilitation in the case of Sardar Sarovar.
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Ecotourism and Forest Conservation: A Lesson from Maharashtra
In a small village in Maharashtra, a local community turned to ecotourism as its economic mainstay; the results can serve as a model to emulate.
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Village Community Paves Way for Forest Conservation
In parts of Maharashtra, Adivasi communities, aided by NGOs, are coming together to reclaim their community forest rights. Here's one such success story.
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Demolishing Dreams in Maximum City
Houses and shops razed by the municipality, led to families living on pavements in Mumbai's Ghatkopar.
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Chetan and his Camera: Bringing Power to the People
One man and his camera are changing things for the Narmada oustees in Nandurbar in Maharashtra.
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Land Grab: Farmers Struggle as Officials Play Blame Game
Forest Department in Maharashtra illegally occupies land belonging to farmers, leaving them with no source of livelihood.