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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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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How Calcutta High Court orders have helped BJP in the ongoing elections
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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Thriller: When a photographer witnesses a murder, he turns to a detective to confess his own crimes
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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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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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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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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ review: A poetic exploration of love and dreams
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‘Barah X Barah’ review: A ponderous look at slow death in Varanasi