By Daya Sagar
The sale of every automobile from the tractor to the truck and 'Chota Hathi' to two-wheelers has plummeted due to the slump in the automobile sector. It has directly affected the large manufacturers of automobiles and small industries supplying them goods. In Jharkhand, 1,000 small companies and in Lucknow 100 companies are facing the slump. Thousands of workers with these companies are now unemployed
The sale of every automobile from the tractor to the truck and 'Chota Hathi' to two-wheelers has plummeted due to the slump in the automobile sector. It has directly affected the large manufacturers of automobiles and small industries supplying them goods. In Jharkhand, 1,000 small companies and in Lucknow 100 companies are facing the slump. Thousands of workers with these companies are now unemployed
By Pawan Kumar
A chance encounter with a curry in Delhi led to Shashi Bhushan Tiwari setting up a mushroom cultivation enterprise in his village in Muzaffarpur that sells button mushrooms worth Rs 50 lakh per month, and provides employment to over 100 rural women.
A chance encounter with a curry in Delhi led to Shashi Bhushan Tiwari setting up a mushroom cultivation enterprise in his village in Muzaffarpur that sells button mushrooms worth Rs 50 lakh per month, and provides employment to over 100 rural women.
By Ramanuj Pathak
A teacher recalls the times when he, as a student, contributed in the construction of his school building because there was unavailability of labour in his village.
A teacher recalls the times when he, as a student, contributed in the construction of his school building because there was unavailability of labour in his village.
By Shubham Koul
For more than six lakh villages in India where medical facilities aren't easily accessible, a silent army of 860,000 health care professionals are the only ray of hope. However, this ‘pink army’ is not happy. Dismally low salaries, erratic work schedule and long working hours are just some of the issues that these women face
For more than six lakh villages in India where medical facilities aren't easily accessible, a silent army of 860,000 health care professionals are the only ray of hope. However, this ‘pink army’ is not happy. Dismally low salaries, erratic work schedule and long working hours are just some of the issues that these women face
By Nidhi Jamwal
The measure of rising heat in the country isn’t just colour coded heat stress maps or a bumper sale of air-conditioners. There is a human face to it and that face is often of a migrant worker, or a daily wage farm labourer. If you look closer, many of those faces belong to rural women.
The measure of rising heat in the country isn’t just colour coded heat stress maps or a bumper sale of air-conditioners. There is a human face to it and that face is often of a migrant worker, or a daily wage farm labourer. If you look closer, many of those faces belong to rural women.
By Shivani Gupta
The unprecedented heatwaves that arrived early this year in the country have affected not just the health of daily wage labourers and farm workers, but has also had an impact on their economic well being. And this has a direct bearing on the GDP of the country as the rising temperatures are going to lead to a loss of working hours and productivity.
The unprecedented heatwaves that arrived early this year in the country have affected not just the health of daily wage labourers and farm workers, but has also had an impact on their economic well being. And this has a direct bearing on the GDP of the country as the rising temperatures are going to lead to a loss of working hours and productivity.
By Gaon Connection
Heatwaves are rising in India and women farm labourers who work outdoors are one of the worst affected. Despite headaches and weakness, they continue to sweat it out to earn their daily wage.
Heatwaves are rising in India and women farm labourers who work outdoors are one of the worst affected. Despite headaches and weakness, they continue to sweat it out to earn their daily wage.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Heatwaves are rising in India and women farm labourers who work outdoors are one of the worst affected. Despite headaches and weakness, they continue to sweat it out to earn their daily wage.
Heatwaves are rising in India and women farm labourers who work outdoors are one of the worst affected. Despite headaches and weakness, they continue to sweat it out to earn their daily wage.
By Gurvinder Singh
Artisans have been working 17-18 hours every day for the past two-three months to make Durga idols. But, they are worried about low earnings as the cost of the raw materials, such as mud and straw, have shot up. A ground report from Howrah's Prasastha village that has 300 idol makers.
Artisans have been working 17-18 hours every day for the past two-three months to make Durga idols. But, they are worried about low earnings as the cost of the raw materials, such as mud and straw, have shot up. A ground report from Howrah's Prasastha village that has 300 idol makers.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The two minute film Runway for Water, released by nonprofit Water For People, is a stark statement about what women and girls in rural India go through to find water for their families.
The two minute film Runway for Water, released by nonprofit Water For People, is a stark statement about what women and girls in rural India go through to find water for their families.