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News TrendsAn in-depth analysis of reports from the field. Video Volunteers’ correspondents provide community perspectives on the big issues in the media and the pressing issues in India no one else is talking about.

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Mumbai’s Municipal Body Destroys 60 Shanties Without Notice!

 
/ November 18, 2020

The richest municipal body of Asia doesn't care about its poor residents and makes them homeless overnight.

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Fixing India: How Did Transgenders Survive the Lockdown Without Ration Cards?

 
/ November 11, 2020

When a sudden lockdown was announced in March 2020, transgenders of Uttar Pradesh had nowhere to go until a VV correspondent helped.

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Migrants Returning to Mumbai After COVID-19 Lockdown Are Struggling For Survival

 
/ November 2, 2020

With the lockdown officially over but the pandemic still raging, how do the urban poor in India survive?

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Destroyed by Fire, VV Correspondent Helps Dalit Man Resurrect His Life

 
/ October 30, 2020

Anil Kumar Saroj fought a long bureaucratic battle to ensure Ramlal can restart his life with dignity.

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Fed Up Villagers Boycott Voting in #BiharElections2020

 
/ October 29, 2020

Bihar villagers were promised drainage and roads in the last state polls. It remains an unfulfilled promise elections after elections.

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New Farm Law: The People Whose Voice Matters The Most Tell Us What It Means

 
/ October 28, 2020

We get a sense about the new farm bills passed by the Union govt of India from Video Volunteers correspondents, several of whom are farmers or who work with the community.

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700 West Bengal Families Have Lost Home, Farmland to Soil Erosion

 
/ October 27, 2020

A river barrage project over Ganga in West Bengal has slowly destroyed the lives of those living in low-lying areas of the project.

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Government Officials! Check WhatsApp, Your People Have Problems to Share

 
/ October 26, 2020

How are community media networks like Video Volunteers functioning when social distancing is the norm and venturing into communities is restricted?