How Individual Effort Created a Model Anganwadi Centre in Sonbhadra District
How Individual Effort Created a Model Anganwadi Centre in Sonbhadra District

By Danish Iqbal

Ved Prakash Ojha took it upon himself to revamp the barely working anganwadi centre in his village in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, and transformed it into a ‘model anganwadi centre’

Ved Prakash Ojha took it upon himself to revamp the barely working anganwadi centre in his village in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, and transformed it into a ‘model anganwadi centre’

'Mahila Mates' and Asmita app raise women's participation under MGNREGA in Sonbhadra
'Mahila Mates' and Asmita app raise women's participation under MGNREGA in Sonbhadra

By Brijendra Dubey

Launched a year ago to increase the participation of rural women in the national employment guarantee programme, the 'Mahila Mate' scheme in Uttar Pradesh has helped in providing better incomes to the rural women. In Sonbhadra district, half the labourforce is women.

Launched a year ago to increase the participation of rural women in the national employment guarantee programme, the 'Mahila Mate' scheme in Uttar Pradesh has helped in providing better incomes to the rural women. In Sonbhadra district, half the labourforce is women.

Environment Crusader lands himself on crutches as victim to the disease he actively campaigned against
Environment Crusader lands himself on crutches as victim to the disease he actively campaigned against

By Mithilesh Dhar

Jagatnarayan Vishwakarma, 45, who lives in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, has been fighting since long in order to save his people from the pollution and deadly consequences of fluorosis. He is now barely able to walk on crutches due to the severe pain in his damaged bones

Jagatnarayan Vishwakarma, 45, who lives in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, has been fighting since long in order to save his people from the pollution and deadly consequences of fluorosis. He is now barely able to walk on crutches due to the severe pain in his damaged bones

Toxic leak from NTPC's Singrauli coal plant contaminates water
Toxic leak from NTPC's Singrauli coal plant contaminates water

By Mithilesh Dhar

On Oct 6, the dyke of a fly ash pond at a power plant of the NTPC in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh breached, causing spillage in several acres of land

On Oct 6, the dyke of a fly ash pond at a power plant of the NTPC in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh breached, causing spillage in several acres of land

Uttar Pradesh Govt To Build Check Dams To Conserve Groundwater
Uttar Pradesh Govt To Build Check Dams To Conserve Groundwater

By गाँव कनेक्शन

In its ongoing mission to conserve groundwater, the Uttar Pradesh government is working to construct groundwater charging stations in 13 districts of the state.

In its ongoing mission to conserve groundwater, the Uttar Pradesh government is working to construct groundwater charging stations in 13 districts of the state.

A village stuck between coal mines and a mountain of mud
A village stuck between coal mines and a mountain of mud

By Mithilesh Dhar

Chilkatad village in Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh is at a crossroads. Because of the presence of coal mines, the pollution here has crossed all its limits. They don't get clean drinking water, the air is toxic, people are falling sick …

Chilkatad village in Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh is at a crossroads. Because of the presence of coal mines, the pollution here has crossed all its limits. They don't get clean drinking water, the air is toxic, people are falling sick …

"Our fields are barren. People are falling sick"
"Our fields are barren. People are falling sick"

By Mithilesh Dhar

Dhanbad, Bokaro, Singrauli ... the coal mines are mining miseries for people living close to them

Dhanbad, Bokaro, Singrauli ... the coal mines are mining miseries for people living close to them

Meet The ‘Savings Agents’ Who Help Strengthen India's Rural Economy
Meet The ‘Savings Agents’ Who Help Strengthen India's Rural Economy

By Prabhat Misra

Post offices in India provide banking facilities in the absence of banking institutions in the rural hinterland. About 89 percent of total post offices are located in rural areas. These post offices are the sole prospects of savings and investments for a large chunk of the rural population. In such a situation, the ‘saving agents’ serve as a vital link between the rural denizens and the post offices.

Post offices in India provide banking facilities in the absence of banking institutions in the rural hinterland. About 89 percent of total post offices are located in rural areas. These post offices are the sole prospects of savings and investments for a large chunk of the rural population. In such a situation, the ‘saving agents’ serve as a vital link between the rural denizens and the post offices.

दूषित पानी से प्यास बुझाने को मजबूर ग्रामीण
दूषित पानी से प्यास बुझाने को मजबूर ग्रामीण

By Bheem kumar

He Worked as a Daily Wager & a Waiter. And Has Now Won a Bronze Medal at Asian Games
He Worked as a Daily Wager & a Waiter. And Has Now Won a Bronze Medal at Asian Games

By Brijendra Dubey

In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support his landless family in a village in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

In his teenage years, Ram Baboo used to run 26 kms daily while he also did odd jobs to support his landless family in a village in Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

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