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As Nagpur gets a ₹1,000 crore facelift, schools, hospitals, and villages across Vidarbha wait for basic infrastructure.

Why child labour in Vidarbha continues despite decades of law and policy.

Desi liquor sales in Vidarbha skyrocket from 2020 to 2025, triggering concerns for health, law enforcement and policy.

From ancient forts to Buddhist sites, Vidarbha’s architectural heritage is crumbling under years of official neglect.

Decades-old disputes leave Vidarbha villages split between Maharashtra and neighbouring states without clarity or control.

Alarming rise in sexual harassment cases across Vidarbha’s workplaces and educational institutes from 2020 to 2025.

Citizens in Vidarbha are building bridges, schools, and toilets, funded not by the state, but by their own pockets.

Cooperative banks in Vidarbha collapse with high NPAs, pushing desperate farmers to costly moneylenders charging up to 50%.

Coal, cement, and power plants drive Chandrapur’s toxic air, water, and land crisis, with health impacts rising each year.

From tiger reserves to transport offices, a 5-year trail of officer corruption has rocked Vidarbha’s governance system.

Pollution controls rolled back for major coal plants in Vidarbha, sparking concerns across cities like Nagpur and Chandrapur.

Wildlife crime surges in Vidarbha as poachers target tigers, pangolins, and rare species across five years.

Nagpur's water crisis. 39% of daily supply lost to leaks and theft. Uncover the scale and impact from 2020 to 2025

Rare tribal languages in Vidarbha are disappearing fast as elders pass away and younger generations shift to dominant tongues.

Rain has claimed dozens of lives in Vidarbha through floods, lightning, and collapses, yet the toll grows unnoticed each year.

Decade-long power cuts in Yavatmal cripple farms, disrupt daily life, and expose deep cracks in Maharashtra’s energy system.

Ganga Jamuna’s closure reveals sex workers’ hardships and exposes Vidarbha’s administrative failures.

Siltation and poor management slash Vidarbha’s dam storage, fuelling drought and deepening water crises.

Urban Vidarbha surges digitally while rural areas battle gaps in connectivity, power, and literacy.

Fertilizer shortages force Vidarbha farmers into black markets where bags cost Rs 2,500 instead of Rs 266 subsidized rate.