All posts tagged "rural"
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In Rural China, ‘Sisterhoods’ Demand Justice, and Cash
Growing numbers of Chinese women are challenging a longstanding tradition that denies them village membership, and the lucrative payouts that go with...
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Rural Karnataka bachelors face rigorous financial scrutiny in marriage proposals
Post-pandemic, potential brides prioritise IT jobs and land ownership in potential partners In the last four years, Mallesha DP from Devipura...
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Effective implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission can help foster capability of rural local bodies
JJM exemplifies principles of decentralised governance by emphasising community participation, local ownership and demand-driven decision-making for clean drinking water Despite the autonomous...
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Stark difference in reality and records, as rural India faces major challenges in managing greywater
On paper, 92.4% villages are ODF Plus, but ground mapping shows most only have poorly maintained community soak pits This is the second...
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109पर्यावरणHow halt in MGNREGA work affected rural Bengal
Many working-age men have been forced to migrate in search of work, leaving women, children & the elderly behind in ‘ghost villages’...
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302पर्यावरणRural poor lose 5% of income to heat stress every year, more vulnerable to future climate risks
Every day of extreme precipitation causes poor households to lose 0.8 per cent of their incomes relative to non-poor households With every...
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214पर्यावरणIn rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS
Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme Villagers in Murshidabad district in West...
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171पर्यावरणWhy rural Nigeria needs to fix its sanitation gaps on a war footing
Open defecation near water source deteriorates quality causing a visicious circle of poor sanitation & water crisis Residents of Nigeria’s Gwagwalada area...
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Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal
Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment MGNREGS operations came to a grinding halt in many...
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Lancet study finds 7 out of 10 dialysis patients in India survive beyond six months, rural mortality 32% higher
New study establishes national benchmark for dialysis success rate for the first time A study has established the benchmark for survival among...
