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Coal has become increasingly important in India – people near strip mine in Jharkand.

Public budgets

Harmful government expenditure

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by Shikha Jha
Ahead of this year’s floods in Bangladesh, the German Red Cross distributed cash, so affected people could bring themselves and their cattle to safety.

Humanitarian aid

Prevention is better

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by Katja Dombrowski

Poverty alleviation

Dana, zakat and charity

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak
screenshot Azim Premji Foundation

Promoting change

From individual charity to impact-investing

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak
Solar-powered e-rickshaws are still the exception in India.

German ODA

Lighthouse projects

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by Wolfram Klein
A green and clean Delhi was the declared aim five years ago when this photograph was taken. Air quality has significantly deteriorated since then.

German ODA

No progress without India

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by Wolfram Klein
Depiction of a slave ship: wood engraving from 1875.

Stand point

Mechanisms of oppression

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by Hans Dembowski
The Supreme Court has restricted the police’s authority to arrest people without warrant.

Public interest litigation

Holding government agencies accountable

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by Ridwanul Hoque
by Arpeeta S. Mizan
Supreme Court building in Dhaka.

Rule of law

Room for improvement

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by Ridwanul Hoque
by Arpeeta S. Mizan
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