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Rural Vidarbha’s shift to digital birth and death records faces hurdles like low registration and limited digital access.

Agroforestry offers income and soil recovery for small farmers in Vidarbha’s dry zones, backed by policy and local models.

Floods from 2015 to 2023 reveal major coordination, warning, and infrastructure gaps across Vidarbha's districts.

From 2019 to 2024, Vidarbha’s cities faced enforcement gaps, rising costs, and weak infrastructure in plastic waste control.

The 2025 Model Tenancy Tribunal Rules reshape Vidarbha’s rental landscape, impacting dispute resolution and tenancy practices.

Nagpur’s new pedestrian project may face the same issues as earlier footpaths and crossings if core problems persist.

The Banjara Virasat Nagara Museum in Washim showcases the culture, history, and art of the Banjara community in Vidarbha.

Childline 1098 in Vidarbha shows strong outcomes in cities like Nagpur but faces major gaps in rural districts like Gadchiroli.

Manual scavenging in Vidarbha continues underreported as policy failures and lack of regional data hinder accountability.

Kelzhar in Vidarbha holds historic temples, fort ruins, and legends tied to the Mahabharata and ancient Jain heritage.

Financial crimes in Vidarbha, from GST scams to bank frauds, hit hard, with slow action and deep effects on locals.

Cotton farming in Vidarbha has driven unsustainable groundwater use, with extraction crossing 90% in key districts.

Over 21,000 farmer suicides and protest deaths in Vidarbha expose critical gaps in response, relief, and irrigation access.

Examining the progress and visibility of Nagpur oranges, Yavatmal cotton, and Bhandara rice under India's ODOP initiative.

How a Nagpur-based NGO, Levellers, is using design, health, and grassroots action to support workers, villages, and the environment.

Four decades after launch, the Gosikhurd irrigation project in Vidarbha remains incomplete despite massive cost overruns.

From Gandhi’s ashram to tribal heritage and science exhibits, Vidarbha’s museums preserve stories across time and themes.

Vidarbha auto drivers protest e-bike taxi policy, fear job losses, demand talks and fair regulations to balance livelihoods.

Centuries-old wells across Vidarbha reveal lost water systems, cultural importance, and urgent need for preservation.

Mansar in Vidarbha reveals ancient Vakataka ruins, temples, and a 5th-century capital buried under centuries of soil.