Story idea:

• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 1 May, 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 7 May, 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 14 May, 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 26 April, 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 27 April, 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 30 April, 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 2010
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 2010 Part 2
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow 2010 Part 3
• Pankaj Jaiswal HT Lucknow

Project proposal: Bundelkhand crisis reporting

Theme:
Grain Bank in Bundelkhand
Traditional water harvesting in Bundelkhand

Fieldwork: For the 'Grain banks of Bundelkhand' story, visited to villages in Banda, Mahoba, and Jalaun. For the 'Traditional water harvesting in Bundelkhand’ story', visit to Jhansi, Banda, Mahoba (in Uttar Pradesh) and Orcha and Tikamgarh (in Madhya Pradesh). There are 108 traditional water harvesting structures built in ancient times in Tikamgarh and many of them still exist. I would visit some of them, apart from visiting several 'Sagars' built by Chandel kings. These structures sill exist and are functional too. They are spread over in Mahoba, Banda, Tikamgarh, Khajuroho

Story idea:

• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 3 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 19 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 20 April 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 20 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 21 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 22 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes The ToI Goa 25 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes ToI Goa 23 May 2010
• Joaquim Fernandes ToI Goa 24 May 2010

Project proposal:
Rampant mining in rural Goa and its effects. Rampant Industrial mining has led to more miseries in the hinterlands of Goa.

Story idea:

• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 16 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 17 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 18 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 21 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 23 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 25 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 27 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 28 June 2010
• Arvind Prabhat Khabar Ranchi 29 June 2010

Project proposal: An assessment of agriculture crisis in Jharkhand.

Theme : Scanning of Palamu region with focus on drought hit and hunger zones.

Fieldwork:Drought hit zones Chhatarpur, Chainpur and Japla region in Medininagar (Daltonganz). And other region chosen by at field level; Hunger zones at Lesliganz, Garu and Mahuadand block in Latehar, Bhandria block in Garhwa and others

Theme: Holistic view of Jharkhand

Fieldwork: Focus on Kolhan region, Singhbhum: Tantnagar and Bandgaon Chaibasa.with countryside Jamshedpur

Theme: For assessment of hunger and starvation situatio

Fieldwork: Santhal region: Bhognadih (Sahebganj), Godda region (selection on random basis or yet to decide)

Theme: For comparative assessment and comparison of agro based situation

Fieldwork: Chhotanagpur region: Rural pockets of Lohardaga, Gumla (Dumria region) and Khunti (selection on random basis as per requirement)

Bokaro: Gomo and Kasmar region Or Hazaribag and Ramgarh (selection on random basis)

Ranchi and Medininagar based inevitable expenses such as meeting with officials, experts, visiting NGO etc.

Story idea:

• Al Ngullie The Morung Express 2 June 2010 Part 1
• Al Ngullie The Morung Express 2 June 2010 Part 2
• Al Ngullie The Morung Express 12 June 2010
• Al Ngullie The Morung Express 17 April 2010
• Al Ngullie The Morung Express 21 April 2010
• Al Ngullie The Morung Express 29 May 2010

Project proposal: Economic tensions in rural areas of Dimapur. Wants to see depletion of forest cover and cultivation areas, agricultural crisis and socio-political tensions that have forced rural population to migrate.

Fieldwork: Dimapur district jurisdiction

1. Diphupar Village ('A' and 'B')
2. Chumukedima Village
3. Seiethekiema Village/Chumukedima
4. Angami Basa/Northern Dimapur Angami Village areas
5. Southern Sumi (Thelixu village) sub-division

Story idea:

• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 2 June 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 4 June 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 6 June 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 9 June 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 13 June 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 18 June 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 29 May 2010
• Vishav Bharti HT Chandigarh 30 May 2010

Project proposal:
Lost in the agrarian crisis
Agrarian crisis and farmers' suicides

Story idea:

• Mewat Ambulance Amar Ujala 13 April, 2010
• Mewat NRHM Amar Ujala 10 April 2010
• Mewat receives 8 docs Amar Ujala
• Old data Amar Ujala 22 July 2010
• Waiting for the operation Amar Ujala 7 April 2010

Project proposal:
Kya ilaj kharch kum hone se ghat sakti hai garibi? Wants to see whether cheap and accessible medical and health facilities can help the poor.

Theme : Health situation in Mewat, Haryana.

Fieldwork: Nuh, the district headquarter of Mewat - Collect information on NRHM and RSBY. Interview some patients at district hospital.

Hathin, Block headquarter - Interview patients at health center; panchayat in the Hathin Block to meet people. Interview some of the BPL families. Whether they are getting the benefits of the health schemes.

Nagina, Block headquarter, meet Block official and take a note of health schemes. Meet some private doctor and visit some clinics; Collect information on health expenditure of BPL and SCs families; Interview some heath worker.

Touro block - Collect information regarding health expenditure of local people. Try to find out some beneficiary of RSBY.

Meeting with health insurance agents at district headquarter. Interview CMO and DC.

Firozpur Jhirka Block - Interview BPL families; meet gram pradhan, ASHAs; Meet NGO worker.

Get comments form Dr Mihir Shah, Member Planning Commission regarding his views on the rural issues.

Get comments from Dr. Syda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission responsible for the Health and WCD ministries.

Get comments from the CM Haryana on the observations made during Mewat visit. Also get comments from Health Minister Haryana.

Story idea:
No welfare No state Tehelka 3 July 2010

• Rajesh Sinha Tehelka 3 July 2010 Part 1
• Rajesh Sinha Tehelka 3 July 2010 Part 2

• Rajesh Sinha Tehelka 19 June 2010 Part 1
• Rajesh Sinha Tehelka 19 June 2010 Part 2

• Rajesh Sinha Tehelka 26 June 2010 Part 1
• Rajesh Sinha Tehelka 26 June 2010 Part 2

• Rajesh Sinha Sahara Tiimes 12 June 2010 Part 1
• Rajesh Sinha Sahara Tiimes 12 June 2010 Part 2
• Rajesh Sinha Sahara Tiimes 12 June 2010 Part 3

Project proposal: Study of Forest Right Act

Theme: Assess implementation of Forest Rights Act in Jharkhand and its comparison with Chhattisgarh for the Tehelka magazine.

Field work: Ranchi, Jharkhand, Daltonganj district, Areas and adjoining parts of neighbouring district of Latehar, Betla sanctuary, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, Koriya district

Story idea:
Battle for Survival Frontline 18 June 2010

• MP Singh Frontline 18 June 2010 Part 1
• MP Singh Frontline 18 June 2010 Part 2
• MP Singh Frontline 18 June 2010 Part 3
• MP Singh Frontline 18 June 2010 Part 4

• MP Singh Frontline 10 September 2010 Part 1
• MP Singh Frontline 10 September 2010 Part 2
• MP Singh Frontline 10 September 2010 Part 3
• MP Singh Frontline 10 September 2010 Part 4

Project proposal: Wants to work on various issues such as distress migration, rural malnutrition, livelihood crises, implementation of social welfare schemes of the central/ state government

Fieldwork: Kesinga, Bhawanipatna, Lanjigarh, Kantabanji (block in Bolangir district), Koraput, Nuapada district (a district carved out from the erstwhile Kalahandi district), Rourkela (district hqrs of Sundergarh district) Orissa

Story idea:

• Khabar Lahariya 8-14 July 2010
• Khabar lahariya 1-7 July 2010
• Khabar lahariya 15-21 June 2010
• Khabar lahariya 22-28 June 2010

Story idea:

• 9 funerals and a wedding in Vidharbha village IBN 2 May 2010
• Miracle of water IBN 3 June 2010
• Off the count IBN 9 May 2010
• Uttar Pradesh farmers are canne and able IBN 17 May 2010
• Wardha diary IBN 11 May 2010

Project proposal: Plight of the faceless millions caught in the doldrums of economic transformation

Theme: Status of denotified tribes and also to the guague the impact of libralisation on small and marginal farmers.
Alternative self dependent seed and fertilizer credit system


Fieldwork:
Pune, Osmanabad, Aurangabad and some areas of Nashik, Beed (Maharastra) - Denotified tribes
Muzaffarnagar, Aligharh, Lucknow and Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) - Indebtedness of farmers
Bundelkhand - Migration of small and marginal farmers from Bundelkhand