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Saraswati Sahu didn't know abortion is legal. The labour rights activist had two girls and didnt want more children. But...
18/01/2025

Saraswati Sahu didn't know abortion is legal. The labour rights activist had two girls and didnt want more children. But she worried about seeking abortion in a hospital because she felt she would be targeted for trying for s*x determination. Studies have shown that women are barely aware about abortion laws. Studies conducted in Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Madhya Pradesh show that less than 50% of women are aware about laws. https://www.indiaspend.com/gendercheck/how-stigma-lack-of-awareness-endanger-women-seeking-abortions-938603

Water availability, including quantity and quality of , is a problem for rural households. The household tap water sche...
17/01/2025

Water availability, including quantity and quality of , is a problem for rural households. The household tap water scheme was supposed to achieve 100% coverage by 2024. But around 20% are yet to be covered, according to government data, and in Maharashtra families have to buy water from private operators to meet their daily needs. Varsha Torgalkar reports from Parbhani and Solapur https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/maharashtra-villages-struggle-to-get-water-under-jal-jeevan-mission-938478

Are you passionate about journalism & data visualization?IndiaSpend is seeking a dedicated intern for February and March...
16/01/2025

Are you passionate about journalism & data visualization?

IndiaSpend is seeking a dedicated intern for February and March with strong skills in data visualizations and basic Excel skills. If you have a knack for turning data into insightful stories and are eager to contribute to impactful projects, we want to hear from you!

Apply now by sending your resume to jobs(at)indiaspend(dot)org and take the next step in your career with us!

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Across India, old-age pensions are as low as Rs 500 per month. Meanwhile, the MLA pension is upwards of Rs 35,000 per mo...
11/01/2025

Across India, old-age pensions are as low as Rs 500 per month. Meanwhile, the MLA pension is upwards of Rs 35,000 per month. With an ageing population, India risks a future where its elderly citizens, particularly those from informal sectors, face financial insecurity. We report on India’s skewed pension system: https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/how-pensions-fail-the-common-man-937856

India’s pension system favours bureaucrats and politicians, leaving the majority of its citizens—especially those in the...
11/01/2025

India’s pension system favours bureaucrats and politicians, leaving the majority of its citizens—especially those in the informal sector—without adequate social security. For instance, Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan Pension Scheme targeted 100 million unorganised workers. But just 5 million enrolled, with only 1.43 million active in 2024. PM Kisan Maandhan aimed for 50 million farmers by 2021. Reality in 2024? Only 1.9 million enrolled. Where do these schemes fall short? We report: https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/how-pensions-fail-the-common-man-937856

Indian forests saw 104,500 fire incidents in 2001, up 12-fold since 2005. About 34,562 sq km –or 1% of India’s overall ...
06/01/2025

Indian forests saw 104,500 fire incidents in 2001, up 12-fold since 2005. About 34,562 sq km –or 1% of India’s overall area–was burnt in the last fire season (Nov’23 to Jun’24). Successive fires make it very hard to replace this natural resource. Poor communication between state agencies and the research community limits the use of advanced climate-based fire weather projections for planning fire management and mitigation policies, experts say. Our story: https://www.indiaspend.com/climate-change/rising-forest-fires-could-hinder-indias-green-cover-ambitions-937082

could increase incidents. In hot, dry Central India, a warmer climate could extend the severe fire season by as much...
06/01/2025

could increase incidents. In hot, dry Central India, a warmer climate could extend the severe fire season by as much as 61 days by the end of the century, new study shows. Higher temperatures in September-October and lower overall precipitation (snow in higher altitudes, rain in the plains) could extend the severe fire season in the Himalayan alpine and subtropical pine forests by 33 days by the end of the century. Frequent fires hinder regeneration, critical to meet India’s forest cover ambitions: https://www.indiaspend.com/climate-change/rising-forest-fires-could-hinder-indias-green-cover-ambitions-937082

For Gwalkhar village in ’s Latehar, the nearest centre is a 4-hour trek away, through dense forests. "The lack of a r...
04/01/2025

For Gwalkhar village in ’s Latehar, the nearest centre is a 4-hour trek away, through dense forests. "The lack of a road has always been the problem. People die because of it," says Sukhdev Nagesia of Jharkhand's Latehar. He and other villagers carried his daughter Amarmuni on a makeshift palanquin through treacherous paths for her antenatal checkup. groups have to cover 5 to 80 km to reach a community or district health centre, 2017 govt data show. Read on: https://www.indiaspend.com/videos/watch-the-long-walk-to-healthcare-in-jharkhands-latehar-937087

For Amarmuni Nagesia (26), a visit to the health centre for an checkup entails a four-hour trek through dense forest, ...
04/01/2025

For Amarmuni Nagesia (26), a visit to the health centre for an checkup entails a four-hour trek through dense forest, sitting in a basket tied to a bamboo stick, while her neighbours take turns to carry her. Six weeks later, she gave birth to a girl child at home. Every 10th child in India is born without medical care or assistance; among Indians, every 6th child is born without a skilled provider. Anand Dutta reports from ’s Latehar: https://www.indiaspend.com/videos/watch-the-long-walk-to-healthcare-in-jharkhands-latehar-937087

04/01/2025

Amarmuni Nagesia (26) was over seven months pregnant, and preparing for a four-hour journey for her antenatal check-up. Preparations had begun hours before. Her father Sukhdev, with help of neighbours put together a makeshift palanquin for Amarmuni using a wooden basket tied to a bamboo stick. Anand Dutta accompanied the group as they made their way through dense forests and treacherous paths, to understand the issues with access to for India’s most marginalised communities.

Full story: https://www.indiaspend.com/videos/watch-the-long-walk-to-healthcare-in-jharkhands-latehar-937087

While governments focused on raising people out of poverty, they were "blindsided to the parallel flows leading into pov...
02/01/2025

While governments focused on raising people out of poverty, they were "blindsided to the parallel flows leading into poverty,” Anirudh Krishna, professor of public policy at Duke University, says. “What is reduced with the help of policy gets restored as a result of events.” Our story on transient poverty, a phenomenon where people move in & out of even during periods of high growth: https://www.indiaspend.com/poverty/snakes-ladders-indias-path-out-of-poverty-936729

Official estimates suggest millions of Indians escaping--or being lifted out of--chronic poverty over time. India’s iden...
02/01/2025

Official estimates suggest millions of Indians escaping--or being lifted out of--chronic poverty over time. India’s identification of the poor happens every 10-15 years, but “the country's economy is so dynamic that there are people moving out of poverty and people falling back into poverty,” sociologist and professor Sonalde Desai says. costs contribute the most in pushing people back into poverty. Ayushman Bharat could work, but it’s not clear if it is fully thought out: “The idea of transient has not yet been accepted [among govt policymakers],” Desai explains. Our story: https://www.indiaspend.com/poverty/snakes-ladders-indias-path-out-of-poverty-936729

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