Bridging the urban-rural divide: Creating the resilience to dream
Bridging the urban-rural divide: Creating the resilience to dream

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Left to market forces, the inhabitants of the bottom 100,000 villages do not and will not have the same opportunities as citizens born in urban India or even other villages. Not at a systemic, mass level at least

Left to market forces, the inhabitants of the bottom 100,000 villages do not and will not have the same opportunities as citizens born in urban India or even other villages. Not at a systemic, mass level at least

Jharkhand has Rs 4,718 crore fund for mining-affected communities. But, more than half the money is unspent.
Jharkhand has Rs 4,718 crore fund for mining-affected communities. But, more than half the money is unspent.

By Nidhi Jamwal

Of the total Rs 32,550 crore mining fund — officially known as the District Mineral Foundation — collected by all the mining states in the country, Jharkhand has the second highest. But, almost 55 per cent of the sanctioned fund remains unutilised in the state.

Of the total Rs 32,550 crore mining fund — officially known as the District Mineral Foundation — collected by all the mining states in the country, Jharkhand has the second highest. But, almost 55 per cent of the sanctioned fund remains unutilised in the state.

Dahanu, an ecologically fragile coastal area near Mumbai, under siege
Dahanu, an ecologically fragile coastal area near Mumbai, under siege

By Nidhi Jamwal

The Union environment ministry has approached the apex court to replace Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority with a monitoring committee. Local people and environmentalists allege such a move would open the ecologically fragile Dahanu region to plunder

The Union environment ministry has approached the apex court to replace Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority with a monitoring committee. Local people and environmentalists allege such a move would open the ecologically fragile Dahanu region to plunder

Manifestos mere lip service to the environment
Manifestos mere lip service to the environment

By Nidhi Jamwal

How serious are political parties contesting the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 about the environment, as reflected in their manifestos

How serious are political parties contesting the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 about the environment, as reflected in their manifestos

The Coal Curse of Chandauli
The Coal Curse of Chandauli

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

From daily wage workers, local residents and commuters, the coal mandi in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh is adversely affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Worst affected are the labourers at the market who are employed to load and unload the coal from the never ending trail of trucks. Tuberculosis cases are rampant. In its June 2022 report, the state pollution control board has recommended relocation of the mandi, but there is no deadline in sight. A ground report.

From daily wage workers, local residents and commuters, the coal mandi in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh is adversely affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Worst affected are the labourers at the market who are employed to load and unload the coal from the never ending trail of trucks. Tuberculosis cases are rampant. In its June 2022 report, the state pollution control board has recommended relocation of the mandi, but there is no deadline in sight. A ground report.

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