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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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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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: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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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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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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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema