By Ramji Mishra
Nine months after violent clashes during a farmers' stir in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait organised a 75-hour long protest in the district and reasserted the demands of the cultivators. The main demands include sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', withdrawal of legal cases registered against the farmers and a legal guarantee on the minimum support price. Details here.
Nine months after violent clashes during a farmers' stir in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait organised a 75-hour long protest in the district and reasserted the demands of the cultivators. The main demands include sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', withdrawal of legal cases registered against the farmers and a legal guarantee on the minimum support price. Details here.
By Tameshwar Sinha
Visually impaired Brijlal Netham played the flute, but a very bad road accident threatened his very livelihood. He, however, didn’t despair. He learned and mastered a new skill – playing the flute with his nostrils
Visually impaired Brijlal Netham played the flute, but a very bad road accident threatened his very livelihood. He, however, didn’t despair. He learned and mastered a new skill – playing the flute with his nostrils
By Gaon Connection
New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain
New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain
By गाँव कनेक्शन
New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain
New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain
By Gurvinder Singh
Residents of three villages – Piyala, Kalipur and Waria – in Durgapur, West Bengal complain they are forced to eat and breathe black dust emanating from the nearby thermal power plant. The air, admits the pollution control board, is heavily polluted, and there are allegations of flyash being dumped in the local water bodies. A ground report.
Residents of three villages – Piyala, Kalipur and Waria – in Durgapur, West Bengal complain they are forced to eat and breathe black dust emanating from the nearby thermal power plant. The air, admits the pollution control board, is heavily polluted, and there are allegations of flyash being dumped in the local water bodies. A ground report.
By Brijendra Dubey
Whether it's the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi, or the monuments devoted to political leaders in Lucknow, it is hard to ignore Mirzapur's contribution to the coveted pink sandstone. But the real cost is borne by the district's villagers who suffer diseases including tuberculosis, due to stone mining that has turned the region into a toxic dust bowl. A ground report.
Whether it's the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi, or the monuments devoted to political leaders in Lucknow, it is hard to ignore Mirzapur's contribution to the coveted pink sandstone. But the real cost is borne by the district's villagers who suffer diseases including tuberculosis, due to stone mining that has turned the region into a toxic dust bowl. A ground report.
By Virendra Singh
Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.
Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.