By Arun Singh
Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead.
Half of the southwest monsoon season is almost over, and several districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are still waiting for good rainfall. Paddy and pulses farmers are staring at a wilting crop. They fear a drought year ahead.
By Jigyasa Mishra
When we started packing for our trip, just to be on the safe side, we stuffed 'self-defence weapons' in our bags, but they were of no use.During the course of our journey, I realised how badly we have abused nature and natural resources -- water, in particular. Saving water is truly the need of the day
When we started packing for our trip, just to be on the safe side, we stuffed 'self-defence weapons' in our bags, but they were of no use.During the course of our journey, I realised how badly we have abused nature and natural resources -- water, in particular. Saving water is truly the need of the day
By Aishwarya Tripathi
A village in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh sees significant improvement in groundwater reserves after the farmers build bunds in their fields to harvest rainwater. This has led to the handpumps in the village still having water in peak summers, something that was unheard of in the past. Women no longer need to spend hours fetching water.
A village in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh sees significant improvement in groundwater reserves after the farmers build bunds in their fields to harvest rainwater. This has led to the handpumps in the village still having water in peak summers, something that was unheard of in the past. Women no longer need to spend hours fetching water.
By Gaon Connection
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Shivani Gupta
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing to provide the promised tap water connections in every household of the seven districts of the rain-deficient Bundelkhand region by this Diwali.
Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing to provide the promised tap water connections in every household of the seven districts of the rain-deficient Bundelkhand region by this Diwali.
By Daya Sagar
As per the records of the home ministry, 25 lakh people across 22 states were affected this year due to floods, rains and landslides-related disasters, which claimed 1,874 lives
As per the records of the home ministry, 25 lakh people across 22 states were affected this year due to floods, rains and landslides-related disasters, which claimed 1,874 lives
By Aishwarya Tripathi
As people embrace alternate energy in rain-starved Bundelkhand, guests headed to weddings have an unexpected problem at their hands: Who will stay back to save the family’s solar panels?
As people embrace alternate energy in rain-starved Bundelkhand, guests headed to weddings have an unexpected problem at their hands: Who will stay back to save the family’s solar panels?
By Jyotsna Richhariya
Balinee Milk Producer Company Limited, set up in 2019 and with 40,000 members, has been transforming the lives of rural women in over 800 villages of six districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.
Balinee Milk Producer Company Limited, set up in 2019 and with 40,000 members, has been transforming the lives of rural women in over 800 villages of six districts in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.
By Shivani Gupta
Every summer, Bundelkhand reels in the heat and the region's women walk long distances in search of water. Under the central government's Har Ghar Jal scheme of Jal Jeevan Mission, villages in this drought-prone region of Uttar Pradesh have been connected with water pipelines and taps installed in rural households, but there is no water in them. As part of its Paani Yatra series, Gaon Connection explores why the taps run dry here.
Every summer, Bundelkhand reels in the heat and the region's women walk long distances in search of water. Under the central government's Har Ghar Jal scheme of Jal Jeevan Mission, villages in this drought-prone region of Uttar Pradesh have been connected with water pipelines and taps installed in rural households, but there is no water in them. As part of its Paani Yatra series, Gaon Connection explores why the taps run dry here.