As part of its awareness campaign to inform rural residents about the measures needed to prevent deaths due to snake bites, Gaon Connection organised a street play where villagers not only enjoyed the play but also learned the dos and don'ts in case of snake bites. Details here.

With an aim to raise awareness on the issue of snakebites in India, Gaon Connection will launch a month-long campaign tomorrow which is titled as 'The Golden Hour'. The campaign will include ground reports, videos, podcasts, workshops, street plays, and insights from experts to help curb the fatality of snake bites. Details here.

The workshop was conducted by Aditya Tewari — a Lucknow-based reptile rescuer from a non-governmental organisation named Paryavaranam Society. The workshop was attended by the students who learnt about measures to follow in the event of a snake bite. Details here.

Road accidents claim 19 lives per hour in India. Abhay Pratap Singh, a gram pradhan in UP, lost his brother too, and that has motivated him to start an awareness campaign on wearing a helmet. He has been donating helmets to villagers.

The principal of a private school in a small town in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, is not only working for the cause of education, but is also a leading participant in a movement to spread awareness about mental health awareness amongst rural inhabitants in Rajasthan as well as Haryana and Punjab.

The central government launched the Swachhata Pakhwada- Swachhata Hi Seva 2023 campaign in Uttarakhand on September 27. The campaign highlighted the role of citizens in keeping water bodies clean.

The state chief secretary has issued directives to completely halt the practice of crop residue burning which causes air pollution, and implement awareness campaigns through various mass media channels.

Shringika Rao, a teacher in Brahmpur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur district, takes a special effort to educate her girl students about periods and the importance of menstrual hygiene, which are a taboo topic in rural areas. The teacher has taken the menstrual health awareness campaign to include the mothers of the girls too.

Vineet Srivastava is an assistant teacher at the Khairahna Primary School in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli district. In his village, child marriage used to be a common practice for the girls in the past, but now they have started studying. He is sharing how this was made possible.

Chhavi Agarwal is a teacher in Banpurwa Primary School, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh went beyond the classrooms to educate the parents of her students, which led to an enhanced enrolment.