Financial support for housing and health under the Beedi Workers Welfare Organisation has not been coming in, complain beedi workers, who have a paltry earning and a hoard of health problems. A ground report.

Half a billion Indians have been able to open their no-frills Jan Dhan bank account for the first time in the last nine years thanks to Bank Mitras and Bank Sakhis who teamed up with village heads to achieve this feat.

Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district is well known for its handloom craftsmanship. Till some time ago, every house engaged in handloom craft, but now this trade survives even less than 50%

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.