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
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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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: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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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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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship