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Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiaSpend.com

In the Kutch grasslands, ‘bhagiyas’ are in decline – and their vast, indigenous knowledge

The bhagiyas are traditional experts in plants, animals and the environment, and a crucial part of the Banni grasslands of Gujarat.

Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 19, 2023 · 07:30 pm
India’s migrant children are falling through the cracks of social programmes

Migrant children have lower nutritional outcomes, are less likely to complete schooling and to benefit from government policies and programmes.

Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiaSpend.com
· Apr 10, 2023 · 01:30 pm
In western Rajasthan, the pastoralist way of life is under severe threat

India counts its livestock, but not the people who herd them.

Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiaSpend.com
· Feb 25, 2023 · 01:30 pm

In Rajasthan, children are following their silicosis-afflicted parents into working at quarries

Between 2018 and January 19, 2023, the state registered 48,448 silicosis cases.

Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 23, 2023 · 01:30 pm