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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 9 December 2016 English
As demonetisation woes deepen, an Osmanabad bank does little to recover Rs. 352 crores owed by two sugar factories, but threatens 20,000 farmers who owe it Rs. 180 crores with …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 2 December 2016 English
Sanjib Das of Birbhum in West Bengal brings an informal school to children from low-income families who cannot regularly attend full-time schools
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 November 2016 English
A Dalit woman brought small yet significant change to Wagholi village of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra – with little gain to herself
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 November 2016 English
In Kanjikuzhy, Kerala, older coir workers say their lives are literally entangled in the fibre – they cannot leave this poorly-paid work, not knowing any other, but are likely to …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 11 November 2016 English
An ageing workforce, poor wages, decentralisation of production, a lack of state assistance – Gokuldas, a coir-loom worker in Alappuzha, lists these and other reasons that have pushed the industry …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 8 November 2016 English
In north Bihar, people revered the monsoon and rivers, even though they caused floods on occasion. But now, Senu Devi says, the rising waters are a source of trouble
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 4 November 2016 English
A scarcity of fibre, new techniques and a lack of young workers have impacted Kerala's coir industry
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2016 English
While farmers in many parts of the world are learning to manage with less water, Vinod Yadav and his neighbours in north Bihar are trying to farm in constant flood …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 October 2016 English
A recurring monsoon-driven demand drives the boat economy of north Bihar
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 October 2016 English
In north Bihar, embankments built by the government along the turbulent Kosi have created conflict, aggravated floods and caused huge losses to the people living in Ghongepur and other villages