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Life saving equipment a dream for sewage workers

 
/ September 27, 2011

Imagine walking around on a hot, humid summer day. You feel sweaty, tired, and dehydrated. Now imagine if you were unblocking sewers full of human excrement with your bare hands in such heat. Sewer cleaners in Walhe village of Maharashtra continue to work with human waste, refuse, and toxic fumes...

Easy Access to Banned Drug

 
/ September 22, 2011

In Karauli, Rajasthan, Oxytocin is used freely despite its ban by the government.

Resisting Exploitation In The Maximum City

 
/ July 26, 2011

In Mumbai, workers employed by the biggest biomedical waste treatment factory are on strike, demanding better work conditions.

Pregnancy Ambulance Fails To Deliver

 
/ June 29, 2011

In Orissa, only one ambulance is available to transport all the pregnant women of one block.

IndiaUnheard Impact: Anganwadi Back On Track

 
/ June 9, 2011

Sunita, our Community Correspondent in Rajasthan ends corruption with her video

Unhygienic Pickle Factory Endangers Health

 
/ June 3, 2011

Pickle factory in Mumbai’s slum, is unmonitored by owner and overlooked by health department.

Villagers Desperate For Water

 
/ May 25, 2011

The scarcity and unhealthy state of water in Ujawani puts the inhabitants in an hazardous situation.

Trade Agreement Puts HIV-AIDS Patients At Risk

 
/ May 11, 2011

EU-India agreement may prevent the production of generic, affordable antiretroviral treatment.