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December 23, 2019
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Accessible education for deprived rural students

Established in rural areas lacking in development, state-run model schools in Rajasthan are offering quality education for free to students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds

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December 20, 2019
With demand for Kuruba blankets, and demand for animal manure declining, Kuruba shepherds find it difficult to sustain a pastoral livelihood (Photo by Prabir Mitra)
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Kuruba shepherds struggle to retain traditional lifestyle

As demand for sheep wool blankets decline, Kuruba shepherds of Karnataka have started rearing their sheep for meat and milk. They have also taken to farming to boost incomes

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December 18, 2019
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Tharuvaikulam boatwrights adapt to changing trends

With the demand for fiber-reinforced plastic boats increasing after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, wooden boat builders of Tharuvaikulam in Tamil Nadu adapt to growing needs of the marine fishing sector

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December 16, 2019
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Local livelihoods curb exploitative labor trafficking

To stop poor villagers from becoming bonded migrant labor, the Odisha government needs to strengthen latest steps to cut out middlemen and boost the rural jobs guarantee program with higher wages

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