Development Gaps
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Kerala and Tamil Nadu can teach other Indian states a thing or two about improving anganwadis
Childcare centres in these two states have exemplary infrastructure, nutrition programmes and teacher-training workshops.
Aastha Dang, IndiaSpend.com & Anjora Sarangi, IndiaSpend.com
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In Dehradun, Modi’s promise of a ‘smart city’ remains unfulfilled amid crumbling infrastructure
Lush paddy fields have made way for high-rises and once-flowing rivers are now filled with sewage.
Hridayesh Joshi
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In a Telangana village, protests against an irrigation project have thwarted poll campaign plans
The protest in Vemulaghat village that began in June 2016 continues today, barring parties from campaigning here for the December 7 Assembly elections.
Meena Menon
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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May in fiction: Cool down this summer with these six just-published novels
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Ghost villages: In urbanised Japan, the government is urging people to move back to rural areas
The country is witnessing ‘local extinction’ – an estimated 896 towns and villages across Japan may no longer be viable by 2040.
Brendan F D Barrett, The Conversation
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India is building bridges in the North East for strategic reasons – but what about its local tribes?
As India opens up the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, local tribal communities feel left out of the development picture.
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation
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No doctors, no electricity: Beyond the sheen of tourism, much of Elephanta Island lives in darkness
Development remains elusive in the three villages of the island that's famous for its ancient caves.
Gajanan Khergamker
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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The African towns falling into decline and poverty after mining companies use resources then exit
Mining brings some benefits to some, but when extraction is over, the lack of wider benefits to all is keenly felt.
Penda Diallo, The Conversation
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Underneath the beauty of Indonesia’s Raja Ampat islands lie poverty and neglect
Raja Ampat is one of the richest in bio-marine life in the world. But many inhabitants of the cluster of islands in West Papua, Indonesia live in poverty.
Asmiati Malik, The Conversation
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Why settlements on the edges of cities like Noida's Sarfabad fall in public health blindspots
With rapid growth on urban fringes, rural services are withdrawn but city resources fail to take over.
Rajib Dasgupta
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking