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Is cutting trees the only way to development? Experts are divided
Is cutting trees the only way to development? Experts are divided

By Ranvijay Singh

Worldwide, there are 422 trees per person, but India has only 28 trees per person. On one side, the tree population isn't strong and on other side, trees are constantly being chopped off in the name of urban development

Worldwide, there are 422 trees per person, but India has only 28 trees per person. On one side, the tree population isn't strong and on other side, trees are constantly being chopped off in the name of urban development

विशाखापट्टनम में जहरीली गैस रिसाव से 8 की मौत, 200 से अधिक लोग अस्पताल में भर्ती
विशाखापट्टनम में जहरीली गैस रिसाव से 8 की मौत, 200 से अधिक लोग अस्पताल में भर्ती

By गाँव कनेक्शन

सैकड़ों लोग सिर दर्द, उल्टी और सांस लेने में तकलीफ के साथ अस्पताल पहुंच रहे हैं।

सैकड़ों लोग सिर दर्द, उल्टी और सांस लेने में तकलीफ के साथ अस्पताल पहुंच रहे हैं।

On paper, tribal families in Guna dist have land pattas. In reality, they remain landless and impoverished. A Gaon Connection ground report
On paper, tribal families in Guna dist have land pattas. In reality, they remain landless and impoverished. A Gaon Connection ground report

By Brijendra Dubey

After a 22-year long struggle for patta land, Rampyari Bai from Dhanoriya village got her 1.35 hectare land but had to pay a heavy price. She was set alight on July 2 and died on July 8. Gaon Connection travelled to her village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh and found that there are several tribal families who have got land patta in their name but have no access to that land, which is still controlled by the mighty landlords.

After a 22-year long struggle for patta land, Rampyari Bai from Dhanoriya village got her 1.35 hectare land but had to pay a heavy price. She was set alight on July 2 and died on July 8. Gaon Connection travelled to her village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh and found that there are several tribal families who have got land patta in their name but have no access to that land, which is still controlled by the mighty landlords.

In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh, Sugarcane Farmers are Angry
In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh, Sugarcane Farmers are Angry

By Pooja Yadav

Madhya Pradesh received the highest rainfall in the country in September which flattened the sugarcane fields with farmers reportedly losing half their crop. Pest infestations are an added woe.

Madhya Pradesh received the highest rainfall in the country in September which flattened the sugarcane fields with farmers reportedly losing half their crop. Pest infestations are an added woe.

In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh, Sugarcane Farmers are Angry
In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh, Sugarcane Farmers are Angry

By Gaon Connection

Madhya Pradesh received the highest rainfall in the country in September which flattened the sugarcane fields with farmers reportedly losing half their crop. Pest infestations are an added woe.

Madhya Pradesh received the highest rainfall in the country in September which flattened the sugarcane fields with farmers reportedly losing half their crop. Pest infestations are an added woe.

Online gaming and gambling — a debt-and-death trap for rural youth
Online gaming and gambling — a debt-and-death trap for rural youth

By Brijendra Dubey

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.

Plastic Wastes — Rural India's Trash Bomb
Plastic Wastes — Rural India's Trash Bomb

By Manvendra Singh

Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.

Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.

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