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Delhi: 96% of existing DTC buses will have to be retired by 2025, reveals RTI
Delhi: 96% of existing DTC buses will have to be retired by 2025, reveals RTI

By गाँव कनेक्शन

According to a reply to an RTI filed by an advocacy group, 96% of DTC buses will complete their 15 year service period within the next three years. Activists working for the group have called for a detailed timeline for procurement of new buses by the government. Details here.

According to a reply to an RTI filed by an advocacy group, 96% of DTC buses will complete their 15 year service period within the next three years. Activists working for the group have called for a detailed timeline for procurement of new buses by the government. Details here.

Vidyarath is Transporting Rural Children in Maharashtra into the Land of Learning
Vidyarath is Transporting Rural Children in Maharashtra into the Land of Learning

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

A mobile ‘tempo’ classroom loaded with laptops, books and a science lab moves from village to village in Maharashtra teaching children of government schools coding, computers and communication skills.

A mobile ‘tempo’ classroom loaded with laptops, books and a science lab moves from village to village in Maharashtra teaching children of government schools coding, computers and communication skills.

'There was a time when tangas used to be the only mode of transportation in Lucknow'
'There was a time when tangas used to be the only mode of transportation in Lucknow'

By Deepanshu Mishra

In the old part of Lucknow, India's historical hub, you will find the fading profession of pulling horse carriages – a nawabi trend that is now finding very few takers

In the old part of Lucknow, India's historical hub, you will find the fading profession of pulling horse carriages – a nawabi trend that is now finding very few takers

Deprived of ambulances, charpoy and boats are the only means of transport during a medical emergency
Deprived of ambulances, charpoy and boats are the only means of transport during a medical emergency

By Chandrakant Mishra

Parsval village, 95 kms from Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, is an out-of-the-way village. Enclosed between the two rivers, it is deprived of basic services like toilets, hospitals, schools, and roads network. Locals have to row to the hospitals in an emergency, 9 kms from the village

Parsval village, 95 kms from Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, is an out-of-the-way village. Enclosed between the two rivers, it is deprived of basic services like toilets, hospitals, schools, and roads network. Locals have to row to the hospitals in an emergency, 9 kms from the village

Lumpy skin disease outbreak: UP gears up to safeguard cattle; puts ban on cattle fairs & inter-state transport from 5 states
Lumpy skin disease outbreak: UP gears up to safeguard cattle; puts ban on cattle fairs & inter-state transport from 5 states

By गाँव कनेक्शन

In a bid to protect its cattle from the prevalent lumpy skin viral outbreak in the neighbouring states, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the officials to check the transport of cattle and conduct vaccination of cows and buffaloes. Details here.

In a bid to protect its cattle from the prevalent lumpy skin viral outbreak in the neighbouring states, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the officials to check the transport of cattle and conduct vaccination of cows and buffaloes. Details here.

Sweet Tidings: The Journey From Sugarcane Fields to Traditional Jaggery-Making
Sweet Tidings: The Journey From Sugarcane Fields to Traditional Jaggery-Making

By Prakash Singh

While India is the biggest producer of sugar in the world, its staggering dometic demand makes it the second biggest exporter. The states of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra contribute the lion’s share when it comes to state-wise production. Gaon Connection traces the visual journey of sugarcane which is processed into jaggery at thousands of rudimentary factories spread across the sugarcane belt in western Uttar Pradesh.

While India is the biggest producer of sugar in the world, its staggering dometic demand makes it the second biggest exporter. The states of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra contribute the lion’s share when it comes to state-wise production. Gaon Connection traces the visual journey of sugarcane which is processed into jaggery at thousands of rudimentary factories spread across the sugarcane belt in western Uttar Pradesh.

परिवहन विभाग अपने घाटे की भरपाई करेगा दैनिक यात्रियों से
परिवहन विभाग अपने घाटे की भरपाई करेगा दैनिक यात्रियों से

By Diti Bajpai

The Women Mechanics of UP Roadways Wield Wrenches and Break Stereotypes
The Women Mechanics of UP Roadways Wield Wrenches and Break Stereotypes

By Manish Dubey

In Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation’s regional workshop in Kanpur, ten women mechanics work shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. They are trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

In Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation’s regional workshop in Kanpur, ten women mechanics work shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. They are trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

Fodder Crisis: 'We can't give our cattle to butcher. We gradually starve them to death'
Fodder Crisis: 'We can't give our cattle to butcher. We gradually starve them to death'

By Somu Anand

Multiple factors have contributed to a surge in the fodder prices that have jumped three times within one year across several states in north India. From devastating heatwaves affecting production of wheat (later used as fodder), scarcity of water, farmers' preference for mustard crop, and and inter-state ban on fodder movement, an unprecedented fodder crisis is forcing cattle rearers to sell their cattle at throwaway prices, or abandon them. Here's a ground report from Rajasthan, the state with the second highest cattle population in the country.

Multiple factors have contributed to a surge in the fodder prices that have jumped three times within one year across several states in north India. From devastating heatwaves affecting production of wheat (later used as fodder), scarcity of water, farmers' preference for mustard crop, and and inter-state ban on fodder movement, an unprecedented fodder crisis is forcing cattle rearers to sell their cattle at throwaway prices, or abandon them. Here's a ground report from Rajasthan, the state with the second highest cattle population in the country.

Don't just blame the farmers
Don't just blame the farmers

By Nidhi Jamwal

Delhi is choking. Governments are not doing enough. (There is nothing new in this story.)

Delhi is choking. Governments are not doing enough. (There is nothing new in this story.)

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