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Slum dwellers in Nagpur faced repeated evictions, policy failures, and broken promises between 2015 and 2025.

MGNREGA wage delays hit rural labourers in Washim and Chandrapur hard, disrupting lives during non-harvest seasons.

Students in Nagpur report unsafe and poor-quality food in hostels, raising serious concerns about health and oversight.

Decades old Zudpi Jungle land conflict in Vidarbha impacts tribal access, development projects, and legal classifications.

India’s youth face high unemployment despite their qualifications. Vidarbha mirrors this crisis among graduates and diploma holders.

Surging man-animal conflicts in Vidarbha put rural lives at risk as tiger encounters and crop damage continue to rise.

Superstitions of rural Vidarbha, from branding children to witchcraft claims and rain rituals, laid bare.

Widespread pesticide poisoning in Vidarbha has left farmers dead, ill, and struggling with long-term health and loss.

Amravati faces a deepening water crisis with drying taps, rising costs, and struggling farms amid erratic rainfall and heat.

Mismanagement and development pressures are driving a collapse of plant and animal life across Vidarbha’s landscapes.

Many villages in Vidarbha still lack easy access to schools, with distance and infrastructure gaps affecting education.

Wardha's economic struggles persist despite Nagpur's growth, revealing deep-rooted issues in agriculture and infrastructure.

Gadchiroli’s tribal villages face a quiet crisis in 2025, lacking water, power, and roads amid Naxal challenges.

Vidarbha’s coal, iron, and funds fuel Maharashtra, yet the east lags as wealth drifts to west Maharashtra.

Power cuts haunt Vidarbha’s poorest villages, where electrification exists on paper but darkness rules daily life.

Tiger poaching persists in Vidarbha in 2025, threatening Maharashtra’s reserves despite rising numbers and patrols.

Vidarbha faces issues as authorities defy court orders, from saw mills to roads, impacting justice and safety.

GM seeds are reshaping farming in Vidarbha, affecting native crops like jowar, bajra, and rice in subtle but lasting ways.

Decades of irrigation plans in Vidarbha remain incomplete, leaving farms dry and promises buried under rising costs.

The Dandekar Committee Report of 1983 exposed regional imbalances in Maharashtra, highlighting Vidarbha’s development gaps.