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    Hyperlocal, bite-sized stories about how communities experience development at the grassroots.

     

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    Environment
    a few people seated inside a tea shop, with the owner standing behind the counter and serving a few other customers standing around her--sustainable business
    Aizawl district, Mizoram
    Sustainability and convenience walk into a tea shop in Mizoram
    by Chuauzikpuia Pachuau
    Livelihoods
    flames against a black background--kangri in Kashmir
    Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir
    Kangri: Baskets of fire that keep Kashmir warm
    by Zaid Malik
    Rights
    An overhead view of a small yellow truck loaded with multiple red LPG gas cylinders parked on a dusty ground. A white dog lies curled up beside the truck, resting on the bare surface nearby--LPG shortage in India
    North West Delhi district, Delhi
    For fieldworkers, the LPG shortage is turning into a crisis of trust
    by Rama
    Rights
    A small mud house with green painted walls and a corrugated metal roof, featuring triangular ventilation openings and an open doorway. A motorcycle is parked in front, and dry vegetation and a few trees are visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky--Van Gujjars
    Nainital district, Uttarakhand
    A lock on identity: What happens when nomads are asked to stay
    by Astha Chaudhary
    Livelihoods
    Rows of white and blue beehive boxes sit in a grassy field. Anita in a pink dress tends a hive in the background near stacked boxes and a leafless tree under a partly cloudy sky--National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
    Morena district, Madhya Pradesh
    If loan payments are fixed, why isn’t the price of our honey?
    by Anita Dhakad
    Ecosystem Development
    the cover of a book titled
    Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
    Recipe books: An unlikely trust building tool in Himachal
    by Asha
    Youth
    a young boy shaping a paper parrot--low-cost innovations in Tripura
    North Tripura district, Tripura
    In a small village in Tripura, 12-year-old Messi wants to fly
    by Hansatanu Roy
    Education
    government primary school compound in khongka, nagaland--primary school khongka
    Kiphire district, Nagaland
    Our village school in Nagaland was assigned a retired schoolteacher
    by N Apong
    Environment
    close up shot of a hand holding up a silkworm--silkworm rearing in meghalaya
    Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya
    Has climate change complicated silkworm rearing in Meghalaya?
    by Samme Massar
    Rights
    a crowd of people gathered in a large circle and listening to a female speaker--Sahariyas
    Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh
    Despite threats of displacement, the Sahariyas defend their land
    by Mewa Sahariya
    Environment
    a group of people carrying cameras and binoculars birdwatching in mizoram's aizawl district--birdwatching
    Aizawl district, Mizoram
    A birdwatching festival in Mizoram challenges hunting rituals
    by Lalawmawia Sailo
    Environment
    a woman in meghalaya walking through waist high bushes with taller trees in the background--forest walks
    Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya
    Why mothers in Meghalaya take children along on forest walks
    by Samme Massar