Nine years after its launch, how is India's largest #skilling programme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana fairing in UP's #Varanasi. Read this ground report to know more: indiaspend.com/governance/in-…

Despite a 19.3% drop in particulate pollution compared to 2021, an average Indian is likely to lose 3.4 years of life expectancy if pollution levels persist, with the northern plains seeing most impact, new Energy Policy Institute at UChicago research shows #airpollution indiaspend.com/earthcheckindi…

India had better #airquality in 2022 in a decade: Energy Policy Institute at UChicago analysis. If levels are sustained, an avg Indian is likely to live 9 mnths longer compared to what they would have if they were exposed to levels similar to the last decade. Tanvi Deshpande writes indiaspend.com/earthcheckindi…

The avg resident of Bangladesh, India, Nepal & Pakistan is exposed to particulate pollution levels that are 22.3% higher than at the turn of the century. This led to an additional 0.7 yrs lost in life expectancy,new Energy Policy Institute at UChicago research finds #airpollution indiaspend.com/earthcheckindi…

Global pollution declined in 2022 almost entirely due to the 18% decline in levels in South Asia--and to a lesser extent, the 4.8% decline in SE Asia, researchers found. If not, global pollution levels would have remained the same as in 2021 #airquality indiaspend.com/earthcheckindi…

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Very important story on the impact report of a project being conducted AFTER the impact is done

How will tunnel road projects under #Mumbai’s only national park impact wildlife? “Prima facie I don’t think vibrations will go that deep but we don’t know, as of now we don’t have any evidence. It is a gut feeling:” Bilal Habib, Wildlife Institute of India. Our story: indiaspend.com/infrastructure…

Landless labourers and marginal #farmers from Marathwada are now migrating to western Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu for work even in the summer; they harvest chilies, work in jaggery-making units & at construction sites. Varsha Torgalkar explains why: indiaspend.com/agriculture/wh…

Stories of Rani, Seema and Julie claimed another stage! I am thrilled to have been awarded the UN PF Laadli Award 2024. Send massive appreciation to @indiaspend @stopacidattacks and Health Systems Transformation Platform for trusting these stories. I will settle with a 🔥😁 @laadli_pf #LaadliMediaAward

We are delighted to tell you that IndiaSpend contributor Sneha Richhariya won the Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2024 for our three-part series on the journey of acid attack survivors in India

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