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Despite this number, there is still far to go before we have 100% coverage. Here’s what needs immediate attention.

Drought is a severe problem for large swathes of India, and despite existing mechanisms and machinery to tackle its effects, it continues to be a grave problem, especially in rural India. Yashaswini Mittal explores the recent Supreme Court directives on Drought Management and how they’ll help India tackle drought in the future.

Since the National Food Security Act, 2013’s introduction, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) for foodgrains has come under severe scrutiny from a variety of sources. But very few people actually understand the process by which food grains reach Ration Shops under the PDS. This short video from Factly takes a look.

In Tiring, a tiny tribal-dominated village in Jharkhand, all houses will now have nameplates that bear the names of unmarried girls and their mothers residing there.