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’
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.
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
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
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.
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 …
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
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.
By Bheem kumar
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.