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UP's women die in childbirth for want of a four-rupee dai kit
Forty thousand women die every year of childbirth and related complications in Uttar Pradesh, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Now, a tussle over where to buy dai kits has stalled their distribution to village midwives, putting more lives at risk More... Kolkata has the highest number of lung cancer cases worldwideSeventy per cent of Kolkata's citizens suffer some form of respiratory disease. Delhi is not far behind at 68%, reports a new study on air pollution by the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, West Bengal's department of environment and the Central Pollution Board, Delhi More... Pioneering government-NGO partnership to manage juvenile homesVidya Shankar, chairperson of the State Juvenile Welfare Board and founder-director of the NGO Relief Foundation, has pioneered Chennai's first government-NGO partnership for the management of juvenile homes More... Janavani: A reporter in every villageThe problems of the rural poor, dalits and adivasis are given short shrift in the mainstream media, a fact that's corroborated in a recent CYSD study in Orissa. To counter this trend, an exclusive newspaper, Janavani, for and about Orissa's rural poor, was launched in January this year More... What hope for the Jarawa?The Jarawa, an ancient indigenous community living in the forests of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, have fought off efforts both to 'colonise' and to 'civilise' them. But are they fighting a losing battle? More... A movement, not a newspaperPrabhat Khabar is a newspaper that bucks the trend, puts people's concerns before entertainment, glamour and profitability, and still manages a circulation of over 2,50,000 copies More... Cheap labour for sale in Cyberabad's overflowing addasAt least 40 million Indians are unemployed, and 10 million new job-seekers enter the job market every year. This report zeroes in on Hyderabad's addas where migrant labourers from Andhra Pradesh's water-starved districts struggle to sell their labour for as little as Rs 40 a day More... Land warriors of the KonkanFor over 25 years, land rights activist Surekha Dalvi has been championing the cause of tribal ownership of land in Maharashtra's picturesque Konkan region More... Towards an alternative politics: People's movements join the electoral processMedha Patkar and Aruna Roy aren't the only activists who have made the difficult decision to step into the political arena. Last year in Madhya Pradesh, mass-based tribal organisations or sangathans decided to contest the assembly elections. Now the Samajwadi Jan Parishad is getting ready to field some candidates for the Lok Sabha election in MP, Orissa, West Bengal and Maharashtra More... The Cauvery delta: An economy under threatThousands of farmers in the Cauvery delta are being forced to come to terms with a new reality: perennial water scarcity. The lack of water in the rain-fed Cauvery is destroying livelihoods and disrupting communities More... Turmeric yellow, hibiscus red: Campaigning for a 'green' HoliThis year, Holi celebrations in Pune turned organic thanks to a campaign spearheaded by the environmental NGO Kalpavriksh that promoted the use of natural colours instead of hazardous chemicals More... 'The Sacred Hills of Ellora': Fantastic examples of religious co-existenceDocumentary filmmaker Simonetta Gatto believes that the best lessons are always learned from history, as with the Ellora caves in Maharashtra, where Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples have co-existed in harmony for millennia More... Kottans for posterityTamil Nadu's almost-extinct traditional basket-weaving craft survives and thrives again More... |
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