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Tag: Rural India

Community radio gets scant support from the Indian government. Photo: Pixabay
Posted inOpinion

Community radio reaches rural Indians during lockdown

by Arti Manchanda Grover May 26, 2020May 27, 2020

People in rural areas of India continue to live with limited access to basic amenities such as water, sanitation, health-care facilities, and the benefits of various social-security programs. Community radio has emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic as one of strongest media for reaching communities. Kasam, a resident of Gohana village in Mewat district, an area […]

A man walks in a public park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters: Adnan Abidi
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, World

India needs to wake up to real threat of climate change

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 25, 2018
Three-dimensional synthesis of works, on behalf of the future of science and technology, network communications, digital age. Image: iStock
Posted inChina, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India 2.0: roadmap for building a new prosperous India

by Ravi Kant October 1, 2018
Young girls play a friendly match during soccer camp, in the village of Meeno Ka Naya Gaon in Ajmer. Photo: Rohit Jain
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Fighting child marriage with soccer in India’s villages

by Rohit Jain February 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Child marriage continues to hurt youngsters in India, leading to widespread exploitation of girls at a tender age. Photo: Rohit Jain
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Child marriage continues to traumatize 21st century India

by Rohit Jain January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

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