Rural
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Malnutrition
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Nutritious Diet
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Nutrition Security
A women’s voluntary group working is helping counter malnutrition among children in 30 villages of Belagavi district in Karnataka. They are creating awareness among mothers about malnutrition and nutritious food
Rural
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Nutrition Security
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Nutritious Diet
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Food Price
The EAT-Lancet Commission recommends the least expensive, sustainable, nutrition-rich diet for various parts of the globe but it remains inaccessible for rural India.
Rural
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Digitalization
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Rural Communities
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Internet Connectivity
It wasn’t that long ago that Internet connectivity faded the moment one left a populated area like a city or big town – “no service” was the take-away message back then. But thanks to 3G, 4G and now 5G mobile technology, coupled with widespread installation of cellular towers in rural areas region-wide, that little message shows up much less frequently.
Rural
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Farmer's Suicide
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Debt
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Farmer Distress
The Panjab Agriculture University study examined deaths by suicide among farmers between 2000 and 2018 in six districts of the state.
Rural
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Climate Resilience
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Sustainable Farming
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Diversification
With erratic weather wrecking crops, multiple crops and nurturing an ecosystem could help farmers stay afloat.
Rural
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Farmer's Suicide
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Farmer Distress
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Inadequate Water Access
The crisis is well known and has been written about for decades now. Government intervention has taken place but little has changed.
Rural
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Employment Opportunities
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Job Creation
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Economic Empowerment
Uttarakhand is one of the fastest-growing states in India, yet thousands leave the hills for the plains because of a lack of jobs
Rural
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Water Fetching
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Heat Wave
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Water Crisis
India Heat Wave: The heat wave has killed more than a dozen people nationwide since late March.
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COVID-19
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Farmers
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Farming
In countries with strictest controls, 80% smallholder households reported major disruptions
Rural
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Poverty
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Poverty Reduction
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Anti-Poverty Programme
Amarjeet Sinha writes: There has been a pro-poor thrust in government programmes that involved building trust through community mobilisation