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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Manipur clashes: Why bodies are lying unclaimed in the state’s morgues
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‘Who will stage the inaugural walkout?’: Cartoonists chuckle over India’s new Parliament building
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New Parliament building seeks to legitimise Hindutva victory over India’s multicultural past
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Modi’s new parliament could see Hindi belt gain, South lose power at the Centre
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‘Taranath Tantrik’: Fascinating tales of occult practices from a classic Bengali writer
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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: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar plays volleyball with police personnel in Dehradun
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Watch: Excavator falls into sea with operator inside during embankment construction in Kerala
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Eco India: How can the practice of agroforestry boost food security in Meghalaya?
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Watch: Car with driver inside swept away backwards by fast-flowing floodwater in Spain
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Watch: Rogue elephant Arikomban creates panic after entering Cumbum, Tamil Nadu
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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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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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‘2018’ review: A heart-tugging Kerala story
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‘Agra’ isn’t for the faint-hearted – and director Kanu Behl won’t have it any other way