Reportage|Positive Stories Raksha Bandhan special: The eco-friendly bamboo rakhis crafted by Bastar’s tribal women Tribal women in the naxal-affected Bastar district of Chhattisgarh are making eco-friendly rakhis and handicraft such as jewellery using bamboo....
Reportage About 150,000 protesting anganwadi workers in UP call off their strike; release statement of demands including honorarium hike Amid assurance from the state government, anganwadi workers in Uttar Pradesh have called off their two-day protest pressing for the...
Reportage 57% specialist doctor posts vacant in Uttarakhand; acute shortage of child specialists amid rising fear of third wave A recent study by a Dehradun-based non-profit shows the hill state has only 493 specialist government doctors available to serve...
Reportage An innovative device that enhances the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, and promises to boost farmers’ income A new energy efficient and cheap device developed by Indian scientists can address the problem of postharvest losses in India....
Reportage Kinnaur landslide: Villagers up the ante in the battle against hydropower projects Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh is known as the powerhub of the state with several hydropower projects operational or proposed....
Reportage Kachchh villagers on vigil to save Sangnara forest from a windmill project A tropical thorn forest in Kachchh district of Gujarat is under threat from windmills being erected by cutting down hundreds...
Reportage ‘Regulation of healthcare in rural India absolutely critical to achieve universal health coverage’ While a large number of health experts oppose public-private partnership in rural India, a few argue that in order to...
Reportage ‘Compulsory food fortification is wasteful, ineffective and potentially harmful to human health’ While the Indian government has proposed compulsory fortification of rice with iron under its PDS and mid-day meal schemes, public...
Reportage Unholy contamination in the holy Ganges A study conducted by a Delhi-based non-profit finds that the stretch of Ganges flowing in Varanasi has the highest amount...
Reportage Rural India reports 94% of snakebite deaths in the country yet primary health centres lack antivenoms, treatment facilities Every year, 58,000 people in India die due to snakebites, with highest deaths in Uttar Pradesh (8,700). Even though antisnake...
