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Farmers need a helping hand from the govt for their cattle
Livestock plays an important role in rural economy as it provides livelihood to two-third of rural community. It also provides employment to about 8.8 % of the population in India. It contributes...
Diti Bajpai 9 July 2019 1:25 PM GMT
For farmers in India, climate change is a 'threat multipler'
Ninety-two-year-old Til Bahadur Chhetri is a resident of Hee Patal village perched at 2,000 metres above mean sea level in West Sikkim district. In the last nine decades, Chhetri, a large cardamom...
Nidhi Jamwal 9 July 2019 11:02 AM GMT
Dear Amit Shah, Digital India is great, but please deal with cyber-crime too
The year was 2018. The said crime transpired one night at a nondescript village, Isauli, in Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh. A swanky car stopped outside the residence of one Awadhesh Yadav. Four...
Ranvijay Singh 9 July 2019 10:42 AM GMT
Gaon Connection Survey: Only 19.27% said they don't use the internet
Fifteen-year old Manisha Vishwakarma -- who lives in Bankatiya village, Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh -- is an avid footballer. She is the only football player in her district. Though she excels at...
Daya Sagar 6 July 2019 2:11 PM GMT
गांव कनेक्शन सर्वेः ग्रामीण भारत में लगातार बढ़ रहा इंटरनेट का प्रभाव
लखनऊ। बनकटिया गांव (संत कबीर नगर, उत्तर प्रदेश) की मनीषा विश्वकर्मा (15 वर्ष) इंटरनेट के माध्यम से अपना सपना पूरा करने में लगी हैं। मनीषा अपने जिले की एकमात्र महिला फुटबॉल खिलाड़ी हैं। वह अपने...
Daya Sagar 6 July 2019 11:27 AM GMT
Gaon Connection Survey: 36.4% said the police is doing a good job, but …
It was a classic case of police apathy. A video went viral in the beginning of this year. An elderly woman was seen pleading to a senior police officer, Tej Prakash Singh, from Gudamba police station...
Ranvijay Singh 6 July 2019 8:52 AM GMT
#Budget2019: Black briefcase made way for red bahi khata, but there were a few hits and a few misses
In the Union Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman made some big-bang announcements for rural India, including zero-budget farming. Here are some hits: Zero-budget farming The finance minister said step...
गाँव कनेक्शन 5 July 2019 1:44 PM GMT
Budget 2019: Will the Modi govt opt for more direct benefit transfer schemes for farmers?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the first Union budget of Modi government 2.0. 14.5 crore Indian farmers have lot of hopes and expectations from the government. Doubling...
Arvind Shukla 4 July 2019 2:40 PM GMT
Budget 2019: Farmers want better irrigation facilities
What is one of the big issues that farmers in India are facing? The Gaon Connection recently conducted a nation-wide survey in 19 states. We asked more than 18,000 respondents, among other things, to...
Mithilesh Dhar 4 July 2019 1:53 PM GMT
झारखंडः गांव-गांव चल रही किसानी की पाठशाला, महिला किसान हो रहीं जागरूक
पलामू (झारखंड)। गांव-गांव किसान पाठशाला के जरिए सुदूर क्षेत्रों की महिला किसानों को प्रशिक्षित किया जा रहा है। हर महीने चलने वाली इस पाठशाला में पशुपालन, उन्नत खेती, वनोपज और मत्स्य पालन पर चर्चा होती...
Neetu Singh 4 July 2019 11:12 AM GMT