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November 25, 2025
As e-PDS fails in Adivasi areas, families turn to WhatsApp and wall notices
Adivasi families in Andhra Pradesh are unable to digitally track their ration cards. An offline information system ensures that people can demand their full entitlements.
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Vanthala Bhaskar
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Jartha Matyakondababu
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3 min read
August 12, 2025
Infrastructures of exclusion: How e-KYC impacts access to food
With digital systems prone to failure, the e-KYC process for ration cards threatens people’s access to food under the Public Distribution System.
by
Sameet Panda
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Sweta Dash
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8 min read
April 22, 2025
Climate, children, and the crisis at hand
Children’s safety and well-being must be at the heart of the climate conversation. Here’s why.
by
Janani Sekhar
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6 min read
March 19, 2024
Why coal communities are more worried about land than jobs
Community members in the coal mining districts of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand explain why the just transition plan in India should focus on giving the land back to the locals.
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Saloni Meghani
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Debojit Dutta
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Kumari Rohini
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7 min read
March 8, 2024
Adivasi livelihoods in Central India: What the numbers say
A survey of Adivasi households in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh reveals malnutrition, landlessness, and poor literacy, and suggests ways to overcome these challenges.
by
Dibyendu Chaudhuri
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Parijat Ghosh
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7 min read
November 28, 2023
Mainstreaming millets through the public distribution system
India’s public distribution system (PDS) can play a role in bringing millets to the masses, echoing its success with rice and wheat. Yet, navigating this shift reveals several challenges.
by
Oishika Roy
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Ananya Vhavle
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7 min read
October 20, 2023
Photo essay: It takes a village to save common land
In arid Rajasthan, livestock owners struggle with fodder shortages and encroachments upon their shared land. The residents of Thana, a small village, have found a solution.
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Meet Kakadiya
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7 min read
August 2, 2023
Can India’s Heat Action Plans cope with the heat?
The increasing frequency of heat waves poses a risk for India's economy and workforce, public health, and its power grids. Effective heat action plans that address the impact of rising temperatures are critical.
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Zoya Ada Hussain
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8 min read
March 3, 2023
Climate change could widen the hunger gap
Women regularly eat less than men. Climate change can exacerbate this problem, leaving women more vulnerable to health risks that will have generational impacts.
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The Fuller Project
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Ritwika Mitra
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6 min read
February 28, 2023
SUPPORTED BY MAF
The changing face of agriculture in Andhra Pradesh
Repeated use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides over the years has resulted in poor soil health, pushing farmers in Andhra Pradesh to explore natural farming methods.
by
Smarinita Shetty
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7 min read
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