By Ashwani Nigam
By Parul Kulshreshta
Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose addiction is tearing apart families and sending crime in the villages and small towns skyrocketing. There are no significant drug-rehabilitation centres in the district to help the victims, complain activists. A ground report.
Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose addiction is tearing apart families and sending crime in the villages and small towns skyrocketing. There are no significant drug-rehabilitation centres in the district to help the victims, complain activists. A ground report.
By Arvind Shukla
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, accompanied by the reduced use of green manure, has left the agricultural soil health poorer. The issue is so serious that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, requested farmers to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, accompanied by the reduced use of green manure, has left the agricultural soil health poorer. The issue is so serious that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, requested farmers to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
By Shania Tahir
India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.
India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Vaping can cause major health issues such as addiction, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders, exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, chronic bronchitis and lung damage.
Vaping can cause major health issues such as addiction, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders, exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, chronic bronchitis and lung damage.
By Deepak Acharya
Discussions pertaining to the heart and heart-related ailments without the mention of garlic and Arjuna are inadequate. The two are said to be the heart’s true companions. Whether it is a remote village of India or some tribal region, learned people always talk first of garlic and Arjuna as a cure for various heart ailments
Discussions pertaining to the heart and heart-related ailments without the mention of garlic and Arjuna are inadequate. The two are said to be the heart’s true companions. Whether it is a remote village of India or some tribal region, learned people always talk first of garlic and Arjuna as a cure for various heart ailments
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
The WHO is likely to add aspartame, an artificial low-calorie sweetener, to its list of chemicals which can possibly cause cancer in humans. Will such a classification help regulate artificial sweeteners that are widely added to food products, such as soft drinks, biscuits, pastries, yoghurt, jams and jellies, in India? Gaon Connection talks to some experts.
The WHO is likely to add aspartame, an artificial low-calorie sweetener, to its list of chemicals which can possibly cause cancer in humans. Will such a classification help regulate artificial sweeteners that are widely added to food products, such as soft drinks, biscuits, pastries, yoghurt, jams and jellies, in India? Gaon Connection talks to some experts.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
On an assessment based on 30 million field observations from 30,000 bird watchers, the second edition of State of India’s Birds report was launched on August 25 in New Delhi. It highlighted that there are over 204 species declining in the past three decades.
On an assessment based on 30 million field observations from 30,000 bird watchers, the second edition of State of India’s Birds report was launched on August 25 in New Delhi. It highlighted that there are over 204 species declining in the past three decades.
By Shivani Gupta
Snakebites claim the life of one person every 10 minutes in India. New Delhi-based Indian Council of Medical Research is developing a diagnostic tool to identify if the snakebite is of venomous or non-venomous snake. Gaon Connection spoke with its medical scientist Joy Kumar Chakma.
Snakebites claim the life of one person every 10 minutes in India. New Delhi-based Indian Council of Medical Research is developing a diagnostic tool to identify if the snakebite is of venomous or non-venomous snake. Gaon Connection spoke with its medical scientist Joy Kumar Chakma.