By Ishtyak Khan
By गाँव कनेक्शन
In a comparative analysis aimed at exploring the air pollution levels in rural areas and the urban areas, it is found that there is little difference in concentration levels of air pollutants in the two brackets. The report highlighted that the reliance on solid fuels for domestic use is a major factor behind the high pollution levels in the rural hinterland.
In a comparative analysis aimed at exploring the air pollution levels in rural areas and the urban areas, it is found that there is little difference in concentration levels of air pollutants in the two brackets. The report highlighted that the reliance on solid fuels for domestic use is a major factor behind the high pollution levels in the rural hinterland.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a positive impact on their crop yield in Jharkhand.
Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a positive impact on their crop yield in Jharkhand.
By satyam kumar
In 2020-21, over 64,879.26 metric tonnes of apples and 3,67,309.04 metric tonnes of potatoes were produced in Uttarakhand, a large chunk of it in Chamoli district. But, due to a lack of cold storage units, farmers are forced to sell their produce at a very low rate. Setting up cold storage facilities can cut down post harvest losses and increase farmers' income.
In 2020-21, over 64,879.26 metric tonnes of apples and 3,67,309.04 metric tonnes of potatoes were produced in Uttarakhand, a large chunk of it in Chamoli district. But, due to a lack of cold storage units, farmers are forced to sell their produce at a very low rate. Setting up cold storage facilities can cut down post harvest losses and increase farmers' income.
By Tameshwar Sinha
A cluster of villages in Antagarh block in Kanker district in Chhattisgarh have been waiting since decades for the government to build a bridge so that they don't remain cut off during monsoon.They are already dreading the monsoon, which will cut them off for five months. Those elderly who may need medical intervention won’t get any and children would miss school for nearly five months
A cluster of villages in Antagarh block in Kanker district in Chhattisgarh have been waiting since decades for the government to build a bridge so that they don't remain cut off during monsoon.They are already dreading the monsoon, which will cut them off for five months. Those elderly who may need medical intervention won’t get any and children would miss school for nearly five months
By Satish Malviya
They lost their land to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and now the Bhil adivasi fisherfolk of the predominantly tribal district Nandurbar in north Maharashtra are struggling with a decline in fish catch in the dam’s reservoir. Despite the introduction of cage aquaculture to enhance fishers’ livelihoods, their woes are far from over.
They lost their land to the Sardar Sarovar Dam and now the Bhil adivasi fisherfolk of the predominantly tribal district Nandurbar in north Maharashtra are struggling with a decline in fish catch in the dam’s reservoir. Despite the introduction of cage aquaculture to enhance fishers’ livelihoods, their woes are far from over.
By Farzana Nisar
Women in rural Kashmir gather the leaves and twigs that are shed from the trees during autumn, and turn them into pun tseni (charcoal) for kangri that not just keeps them warm during the winters, but also earns them some money.
Women in rural Kashmir gather the leaves and twigs that are shed from the trees during autumn, and turn them into pun tseni (charcoal) for kangri that not just keeps them warm during the winters, but also earns them some money.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Today, Children’s Day is also the birth anniversary of Padma Shri Sindhutai Sapkal who dedicated her entire life to taking care of orphaned children.
Today, Children’s Day is also the birth anniversary of Padma Shri Sindhutai Sapkal who dedicated her entire life to taking care of orphaned children.
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.)
By Patralekha Chatterjee
The dramatic progress in India's economy in recent decades has not been matched by equally impressive achievements in child malnutrition
The dramatic progress in India's economy in recent decades has not been matched by equally impressive achievements in child malnutrition