Archive

Motherhood: Who is Deciding?

 
/ July 12, 2010

Aleya Akhtara reports on a critical lack of access to maternal healthcare and family planning options amongst women in Meghalaya.

Great Schemes Poorly Implemented

 
/ July 9, 2010

Women cast outside of society receive little support from the government.

Education Without Barriers

 
/ July 8, 2010

India’s growing population of special needs children are often forced to seek alternatives to government schooling.

Maternal Scheme Undelivered

 
/ July 7, 2010

Women are not receiving the maternal healthcare benefits outlined in the government’s Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme.

India’s Invisible Workforce

 
/ July 6, 2010

Over 90 percent of women in India work in the informal economy.

Horse Carts Lose Race

 
/ July 5, 2010

Recent efforts to modernize transport services throughout Allalahabad might force out the city’s traditional horse rickshaws.

Wokha’s Vanishing Mountain

 
/ July 2, 2010

Nagaland’s Mount Tiyi is a key environmental and cultural feature for the local Lotha people.

Kolkata’s 23 District

 
/ July 1, 2010

Zaffar Khan reports from Kolkata’s 23 Khidirpur district on prejudices against the neighborhood’s Muslim community.