Ground Reportage
The River That Disappeared
Tracing a decade of small, legal decisions that killed a small river. A fictional demo story showcasing the immersive scrollytelling template.
Voices From the Ward: Six Nights on an Understaffed Shift
An audio-led account of what a chronic nursing shortage sounds like from inside a district hospital. A fictional demo story showcasing audio formats.
The Vanishing Commons: A Gallery of What Twelve Villages Lost
A photo essay pairing old revenue maps with the fenced, paved ground they describe today. A fictional demo story showcasing gallery formats.
In frames: Jharkhand's health crisis, Covid orphans and the broken rural belt
A photo essay from Jharkhand — district hospitals, village health camps, community workers, and the long aftermath of Covid-19. All photographs by Abhishek Angad.
A 42-year-old dies, a Jharkhand CHC gets a showcause for "inadequacies"
The death of a 42-year-old patient at a Community Health Centre prompts a showcause notice — and a wider look at primary care.
As the health department grapples with a staff crunch, CM Soren says "committed" to a health circuit
The Chief Minister announces a state-wide health circuit even as the department continues to run on a deep staffing shortfall.
Kala azar death in Jharkhand; state says cause is comorbidities
A death reignites questions about the persistence of kala azar in Jharkhand and what counts as a kala azar death.
A leaky oxygen supply system brings fear and anxiety to a Hazaribagh hospital
The pipes at a key district hospital have been leaking for months — and the staff have learned to ration what little oxygen reaches the wards.
In a Jharkhand district with high caseload, the rural belt battles broken infrastructure
In one of the worst-hit districts, oxygen, beds and trained staff are still scarce — and the road to the nearest hospital is the first hurdle.
After Odisha and Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand says cut the private vaccine share
States ask the Centre to redirect more of the 25% private quota to public channels.
Centre says Jharkhand is top in vaccine wastage; state says the data is wrong
A public dispute between the Union and the state over Covid-19 vaccine wastage numbers — and what each measurement actually means.
Jharkhand door-to-door survey: April–May deaths up 43% from two years ago
A state-led mortality survey points to a much larger Covid death toll than the official tally suggests.
Mother was in pain, tried to help, was late: children battle grief, loneliness
Across Jharkhand, children orphaned by Covid carry on quietly — the state still working out how to support them.
Jharkhand draws up a manual to plan for a third-wave risk to children
The state lays out a paediatric Covid preparedness plan even as questions remain over hospital beds, oxygen and trained staff.
Himalayan Springs Run Dry as Snowlines Retreat
In three districts, communities walk farther each year for water that used to be at their doorstep.
The West Bengal SIR: 'logical discrepancy, trust deficit'—and the deleted 27 lakh electors
The ECI's Special Intensive Revision process deleted 27 lakh names from West Bengal's electoral roll. From a village in Hooghly district, the story of what "logical discrepancy" means for those waiting to vote.