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"My wife was depressed, so I took her to a dargah"
"My wife was depressed, so I took her to a dargah"

By Shivani Gupta

According to the World Health Organisation, India is the most depressed country in the world. However, only one in 10 people suffering from mental health disorders receives treatment. In villages, people fail to recognize that there is a problem which needs medical intervention

According to the World Health Organisation, India is the most depressed country in the world. However, only one in 10 people suffering from mental health disorders receives treatment. In villages, people fail to recognize that there is a problem which needs medical intervention

Social media addiction is making rural India ill
Social media addiction is making rural India ill

By Chandrakant Mishra

Social media addiction: Increased use of social media in rural India is making villagers sick. Out of every six social media addicts, one person is likely to develop health problems, including depression, anxiety and antisocial behaviour says a study

Social media addiction: Increased use of social media in rural India is making villagers sick. Out of every six social media addicts, one person is likely to develop health problems, including depression, anxiety and antisocial behaviour says a study

Three infants die every two minutes in India: UN report
Three infants die every two minutes in India: UN report

By Chandrakant Mishra

Lack of basic health services, clean drinking water, sanitation and proper nutrition are the main reasons behind high infant mortality rate in India

Lack of basic health services, clean drinking water, sanitation and proper nutrition are the main reasons behind high infant mortality rate in India

The Coal Curse of Chandauli
The Coal Curse of Chandauli

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

From daily wage workers, local residents and commuters, the coal mandi in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh is adversely affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Worst affected are the labourers at the market who are employed to load and unload the coal from the never ending trail of trucks. Tuberculosis cases are rampant. In its June 2022 report, the state pollution control board has recommended relocation of the mandi, but there is no deadline in sight. A ground report.

From daily wage workers, local residents and commuters, the coal mandi in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh is adversely affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Worst affected are the labourers at the market who are employed to load and unload the coal from the never ending trail of trucks. Tuberculosis cases are rampant. In its June 2022 report, the state pollution control board has recommended relocation of the mandi, but there is no deadline in sight. A ground report.

Rulers reduced to a particularly vulnerable tribe. The story of Jharkhand's Paharia.
Rulers reduced to a particularly vulnerable tribe. The story of Jharkhand's Paharia.

By Nidhi Jamwal

Once rulers, Paharia tribe in Jharkhand is now highly vulnerable and struggling poverty, malnutrition and human trafficking.

Once rulers, Paharia tribe in Jharkhand is now highly vulnerable and struggling poverty, malnutrition and human trafficking.

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