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This West Bengal Village has a Dirt Track for a Road
Khairamari village in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district has never had a road, except a dirt track that the government cleared out 20 years ago.
Adivasi Community Denied Forest Rights in the Name of Tiger Conservation
As the government works to keep tiger reserves free from all human activity, Adivasi communities living in reserve precincts struggle to survive.
Inside the Staff Quarters of a Nagpur District Hospital: Defunct Toilets, Filth and Stench
The sanitation workers of the TB centre at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Nagpur have no option but to live in unsanitary conditions.
A Community’s Decade Long Struggle for Water in West Bengal
North Bengal suffers from an acute water shortage and from water contamination but both the government and the tea industry have been slow to act.
Five Months On, Minor Trafficked from Malda Yet to be Traced
West Bengal accounts for the highest number of reported trafficking cases in the country, yet victims often suffer further due to police inaction.
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Gaya’s Village of Migrant Workers
Out of the 132 families in this Bihar village, at least hundred have seen their younger members migrate in search of work, but not necessarily a better life.
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Human Elephant Conflict on the Rise while Families Await Compensation
The Dooars are known to be human animal conflict zones; infrastructure development, illegal mining and land fragmentation are only adding to the problem.
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Proposed Port Development in Goa Threatens to Wipe out Fishing Communities
Sagarmala, a project designed to modernise India’s ports, threatens to wipe out the livelihoods of fisherfolk in Goa.