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From promised yields to real losses, these three crop pushes show how Vidarbha farmers paid the price.

Jatropha’s big promise in Vidarbha fell apart on the ground, revealing gaps that reshaped India’s biofuel push.

Gadchiroli’s forests, fossils and cultural depth reveal powerful reasons that position it as a rising tourism hub in Vidarbha.

Mounting loans and rising expenses reveal how household debt is shaping everyday life across Vidarbha.

Nagpur’s pet choices reveal clear urban trends as dogs, cats and aquarium fish shape daily life across neighbourhoods.

Families face soaring treatment costs as major gaps in India’s health protection expose growing financial strain across regions.

Nagpur records a sharp rise in car purchases driven by daily travel needs, new growth corridors and shifting mobility patterns.

Etapalli’s past unfolds through prehistoric finds, tribal kingdoms, forest battles and enduring traditions.

An account of three major epidemic periods that transformed public health across central India and its districts.

A look at Salamati 8.0, a safety and winter kit initiative supporting construction workers in Nagpur with training and vital essentials.

Bhandara’s vast lakes and thriving fisheries reveal how a district became Maharashtra’s inland fish powerhouse.

Nagpur’s flyovers reveal hidden planning gaps that shape daily movement and raise new concerns across the city’s busiest corridors.

Inside Nagpur’s winter road patchwork ritual and how rushed, fragile repairs keep draining taxpayer money every year.

Daily dog walks in Nagpur mapped across parks, hill routes and lake tracks where pet owners routinely take their dogs out.

Unfold the hidden history, struggle and quiet power of Vidarbha’s fishing communities and their changing waters.

Three Nagpur archaeologists who uncovered burials, settlements and craft sites that redrew central India’s ancient map and timelines.

Unpacks depression rates in Vidarbha and the hidden social and economic forces shaping everyday mental health struggles.

Freshwater fish that shape daily meals across Vidarbha, from rohu to murrel and magur, rooted in habits that continue across homes.

Inside the Godavari river's grip on Vidarbha’s farms, rivers, forests and fast-changing water realities.

From suicide-hit farms to cut-off hamlets and malnourished children, three villages show how poverty shapes life in Vidarbha.