Of penury and pension: Just 10% of deserving widows receive a pension in West Bengal November 5, 2020 The state has a pension scheme for widows, but only 10% avail its benefits, as reflected in a recent World...
Can the Centre’s new ordinance on air pollution clean up NCR-Delhi’s air? Experts’ opinion divided. November 5, 2020 Whereas some have welcomed the new commission on air pollution with representatives from different states and ministries, others have termed...
Powerless in Punjab: Amid Centre vs state blame game, power plants in Punjab run out of coal November 4, 2020 With three of its five thermal power plants already shut due to exhausted coal stocks, and the remaining two having...
Photo feature: The worm collectors of Pune’s Mutha river November 4, 2020 Sludge worms collected from the heavily polluted Mutha river are washed and dried and sold to aquariums. While worm collectors...
Muddy waters: Villagers fear the Ganga Water Lift Scheme in Mokama, Bihar may adversely impact farming November 4, 2020 Mokama Tal, known for cultivation of pulses, supports about 200,000 farmers and half a million agricultural labourers. Excessive flooding and...
No Doctors for Dang: Ravines, a river, forests and government apathy keep medical help away from these villages in Rajasthan November 3, 2020 Of the 2,000-odd villages in the Dang region in Dholpur, Rajasthan, most do not have access to healthcare. Pregnant women...
Mystery of the poisoned waters: 2/3rd arsenic, fluoride-hit habitations safe now — despite budgets unspent November 3, 2020 Till last June, there were 13,972 arsenic-affected habitations in India, now down to 4,588, a drop of 67% in a...
Migrant labourers rush back home to Bihar to floods and dislocated families November 2, 2020 The flooding and erosion caused by Kosi river in Bihar have forced migrant labourers to return home to debts and...
Rice racket: From the paddy fields of Bihar to the mandis of Punjab November 2, 2020 Bihar grows about 8 million tonnes of paddy annually but barely procures about 20 per cent. Agents buy paddy from...
Women Safety: A dysfunctional toll-free women helpline in West Bengal; Assam helpline lacks sufficient funds October 29, 2020 As per the National Crime Records Bureau 2019, West Bengal and Assam are among the top-five states in crime against...
Of penury and pension: Just 10% of deserving widows receive a pension in West Bengal November 5, 2020 The state has a pension scheme for widows, but only 10% avail its benefits, as reflected in a recent World...
Can the Centre’s new ordinance on air pollution clean up NCR-Delhi’s air? Experts’ opinion divided. November 5, 2020 Whereas some have welcomed the new commission on air pollution with representatives from different states and ministries, others have termed...
Powerless in Punjab: Amid Centre vs state blame game, power plants in Punjab run out of coal November 4, 2020 With three of its five thermal power plants already shut due to exhausted coal stocks, and the remaining two having...
Photo feature: The worm collectors of Pune’s Mutha river November 4, 2020 Sludge worms collected from the heavily polluted Mutha river are washed and dried and sold to aquariums. While worm collectors...
Muddy waters: Villagers fear the Ganga Water Lift Scheme in Mokama, Bihar may adversely impact farming November 4, 2020 Mokama Tal, known for cultivation of pulses, supports about 200,000 farmers and half a million agricultural labourers. Excessive flooding and...
No Doctors for Dang: Ravines, a river, forests and government apathy keep medical help away from these villages in Rajasthan November 3, 2020 Of the 2,000-odd villages in the Dang region in Dholpur, Rajasthan, most do not have access to healthcare. Pregnant women...
Mystery of the poisoned waters: 2/3rd arsenic, fluoride-hit habitations safe now — despite budgets unspent November 3, 2020 Till last June, there were 13,972 arsenic-affected habitations in India, now down to 4,588, a drop of 67% in a...
Migrant labourers rush back home to Bihar to floods and dislocated families November 2, 2020 The flooding and erosion caused by Kosi river in Bihar have forced migrant labourers to return home to debts and...
Rice racket: From the paddy fields of Bihar to the mandis of Punjab November 2, 2020 Bihar grows about 8 million tonnes of paddy annually but barely procures about 20 per cent. Agents buy paddy from...
Women Safety: A dysfunctional toll-free women helpline in West Bengal; Assam helpline lacks sufficient funds October 29, 2020 As per the National Crime Records Bureau 2019, West Bengal and Assam are among the top-five states in crime against...