Government schools in the taluk continue with their poor infrastructure problems. Leaking roofs, dim classrooms, squeaking door hinges and broken toilet are the scene at the school where Madhu heads to everyday. Madhu Rathore is a seven-year-old girl. Who lives in Lambani Thanda, a slum in the heart of the small Gajendragad town. Every morning […]
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Najma was happy about her pregnancy, but her joy lasted for four months only. In January this year, severe abdomen pain woke her up at night; leaving her in tears with the news of miscarriage. Najma Maibusab Mujavar got married last year at the age of 19. The reason behind her miscarriage as stated in […]
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The Shirahatti taluk hospital in Gadag district do not have the required medicines to treat Hemophilia patients living there. Prithvi Baariker, a five year old boy sits in one corner of his house and watches his friends playing different sports in a small playground in front of his house. He has been asked by his […]
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The government started the NREGA scheme to give social protection to rural people but because of late payments, people are not interested to do NREGA work. Lingappa is shuffling through the crowded bank wearing a white kurta that is not white anymore because of Savanur’s dust and almost broken chappal. He is waiting patiently in […]
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Prison Ministry of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra and Muskaan NGO for prisoners in Delhi say, there are approximately 45 percent of former prisoners, who came under there shelter did not get any jobs and the rest is unreported. They are facing a lot of difficulties in getting employed due to their background. Krishnamurti, a […]
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Reviving traditional water conservation methods can help solve the problems of groundwater depletion in Bengaluru. Bangalore was once known as ‘the city of lakes’. The city had an extensive network of canals, waterways, step wells, and Kalyanis. These human-made water bodies catered to the needs of the population. For centuries Bangalore survived without a major […]
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A story that needs to be delivered to everyone. Adoption of specially-abled orphans is not happening as planned. ‘Adoption’- thinking about the term adoption makes a person think about so many things. Parents who adopt a child try their best to deal with various problems be it society or expenses. One adopts a child with […]
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Gaps in counseling to adoptive parents, result in the return of children to the agencies. Experts say, parents, as well as children, need to be counseled for the adoption. May 28, 2021 Sudeept Singh Bhubaneshwar: The gaps in counseling in the pre and post-adoption gave rise to the cases of returned in the child adoption […]
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The Dalits still experience prejudice based on castes Kapil, a 58-year-old Dalit daily wage worker, has lived in Limboda since he was a child, where he lives with his five-member family in a small, decaying house. As he explained in Limboda village, he works hard every day for his family. In Madhya Pradesh, public service […]
Continue ReadingHistorical structures can solve need of water crisis in megacities of India. Clubbing up of the new methods of water conservation with the traditional one is the need of the hour. Delhi: Baolis were built as a necessity to store monsoon rain waters that would provide a year-round supply of water, especially during the dry […]
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