Community Initiatives
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In Assam, an ‘ATM’ is supplying arsenic-free groundwater to villagers
The project has brought together civil society organisations and village associations to install and manage machines that dispense safe water.
Aatreyee Dhar
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Meet the Odisha women’s group that has been guarding their forest from timber smugglers for 20 years
They voluntarily came together to form Pir Jahania Van Surakhya Samiti after seeing the devastation caused by the 1999 supercyclone.
Sahana Ghosh
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Troubled waters: Why Manipur is fast losing its indigenous fish species
The construction of the Ithai barrage, pollution and overexploitation are mainly to blame.
Sahana Ghosh
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British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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The arrest of an activist in Manipur has resurfaced ethnic tensions
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘Mahabharata’ doesn’t belong to one country or race – Peter Brook’s nine-hour play is proof of that
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With audio plays and drumstick plants, a radio station is battling fluorosis in Haryana’s Mewat
Flouride levels in 493 villages are exceptionally high. A new show called ‘Fluorosis Se Jung’ aims to help residents protect themselves from its effects.
Soumya Mathew
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In Tamil Nadu, an attempt to revive an ancient lake management system faces challenges
While the scheme is supposed to involve community participation, several farmers feel it is not inclusive.
Vinita Govindarajan
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How an IT company and NGO joined hands with residents to bring water to a parched Pune village
Varoti’s 33-feet well offers an example of what collective community action can achieve.
Ajit Kanitkar
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‘What a difference in society between then and now’: 50th anniversary of London’s Pride parade
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‘Will facts make India the vishwaguru?’: Comedian satirises anchor Anjana Om Kashyap’s show
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‘The art of hating has been cultivated with extraordinary skill’: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
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Mumbai: Protests erupt against new state government’s decision to move metro car shed back to Aarey
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Watch: Municipal council office in Bhatkal, Karnataka removes Urdu sign from its board