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

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Anjora Sarangi, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 05, 2020 · 08:30 pm

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

· Feb 07, 2020 · 01:30 pm

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

· Dec 02, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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

· Jan 16, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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

· Jun 07, 2017 · 08:30 pm

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

· Apr 10, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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

· Jan 24, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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

· Oct 23, 2016 · 09:30 pm

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With rapid growth on urban fringes, rural services are withdrawn but city resources fail to take over.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

· Aug 30, 2016 · 06:30 am

Despite their economic strides, China and India lag on healthcare

Both nations are struggling with the complexities of deploying insurance.

Zeena Johar and Xue Ying Hwang

· Dec 24, 2015 · 07:30 pm