Governance

Images of Jitu Munda carrying his sister's remains on April 27, 2026 had made headlines (L); Munda now sitting inside his single room, on the iron cot he received as a donation.
Governance

Institutional neglect pushed Odisha man to carry sister’s remains to bank, says fact-finding team

Rakhi Ghosh
6 min read
Activists say Jitu Munda was denied basic survival entitlements, from welfare exclusions linked to Aadhaar to the lack of humane banking procedures for destitute and elderly people
Simply Put: Palghar tribal women
Water

Simply Put: Palghar tribal women

Sorit Gupto
1 min read
Gujarat village resident on hunger strike says decade-long pollution complaints against Tata Chemicals still ignored
Governance

Gujarat village resident on hunger strike says decade-long pollution complaints against Tata Chemicals still ignored

DTE Staff
2 min read
Hunger strike highlights claims of unchecked pollution, lost livelihoods and rising illnesses near Tata Chemicals’ Mithapur plant
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