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Villages Lack Healthcare

 
/ May 24, 2010

Despite a government requirement, many villages all over India lack proper healthcare facilities.

Marchers Protest Dam

 
/ May 21, 2010

The Sardar Sarovar Dam project has already displaced thousands in the Narmada River Valley.

Government Ignores Preschoolers

 
/ May 20, 2010

Under the Anganwadi system in India, it was legislated that even pre-school children have a right to schooling. 

Water Mixed with Sewage

 
/ May 19, 2010

People of Karoli lack access to clean water, as public pipes mix with sewage.

No Justice for Juveniles

 
/ May 18, 2010

The Juvenile Justice Act provides for the establishment of separate facilities

One Room Schooling

 
/ May 17, 2010

In Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, there are many schools where education takes place only in a single room.

On the road, but not at the end of it

 
/ May 16, 2010

— Stella Paul That Bhagwanpura village is just 100 km away from Ahmedabad – capital of the largest and supposedly the richest Indian state is hard to believe. For reason one, there is no running water, no toilets and no tar road. The only mode of transport for common people...

Tradition Limits Development

 
/ May 13, 2010

In India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya tradition in West Garo Hills dictates the Gaonbura