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India’s Most Loved Storyteller Neelesh Misra is Coming to Your City to Narrate Stories
India’s Most Loved Storyteller Neelesh Misra is Coming to Your City to Narrate Stories

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The first phase of the national tour starts on December 16 from Pune, Maharashtra, and after travelling to 10 cities, it ends on January 21, 2024 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Book your tickets now!

The first phase of the national tour starts on December 16 from Pune, Maharashtra, and after travelling to 10 cities, it ends on January 21, 2024 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Book your tickets now!

"What's the point of development when our kids are going to die because of pollution?"
"What's the point of development when our kids are going to die because of pollution?"

By Shivani Gupta

For development projects, like the construction of metros or bullet trains, authorities cut trees and then promise to compensate by planting saplings as many as three or four times for every tree cut. But how many of these saplings actually survive? The reality is hard to digest

For development projects, like the construction of metros or bullet trains, authorities cut trees and then promise to compensate by planting saplings as many as three or four times for every tree cut. But how many of these saplings actually survive? The reality is hard to digest

Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh
Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh
Rural entrepreneurship can help stop distress migration. Here is proof from rural Uttar Pradesh

By Gaon Connection

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

कई राज्यों में तेज हवाओं के साथ बारिश, ओले गिरने से किसानों को नुकसान
कई राज्यों में तेज हवाओं के साथ बारिश, ओले गिरने से किसानों को नुकसान

By Virendra Singh

A principal in rural Rajasthan teams up with a psychiatrist in Singapore to spread awareness on mental health
A principal in rural Rajasthan teams up with a psychiatrist in Singapore to spread awareness on mental health

By Amarpal Singh Verma

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 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.

Sweet poison: WHO likely to label aspartame as ‘possibly carcinogenic’; what does that mean for the Indian food industry?
Sweet poison: WHO likely to label aspartame as ‘possibly carcinogenic’; what does that mean for the Indian food industry?

By Pratyaksh Srivastava

The WHO is likely to add aspartame, an artificial low-calorie sweetener, to its list of chemicals which can possibly cause cancer in humans. Will such a classification help regulate artificial sweeteners that are widely added to food products, such as soft drinks, biscuits, pastries, yoghurt, jams and jellies, in India? Gaon Connection talks to some experts.

The WHO is likely to add aspartame, an artificial low-calorie sweetener, to its list of chemicals which can possibly cause cancer in humans. Will such a classification help regulate artificial sweeteners that are widely added to food products, such as soft drinks, biscuits, pastries, yoghurt, jams and jellies, in India? Gaon Connection talks to some experts.

“He just collapsed & died” — Families in Ballia recall last moments of their loved ones
“He just collapsed & died” — Families in Ballia recall last moments of their loved ones

By Brijendra Dubey

In the past one week, amidst extreme heat conditions, Ballia in Uttar Pradesh reported a spate of deaths. A probe is underway to find out the cause behind these deaths. The district administration has denied any linkage to the heatwave. Gaon Connection travelled to the eastern district and visited families who claim to have lost their loved ones under mysterious circumstances.

In the past one week, amidst extreme heat conditions, Ballia in Uttar Pradesh reported a spate of deaths. A probe is underway to find out the cause behind these deaths. The district administration has denied any linkage to the heatwave. Gaon Connection travelled to the eastern district and visited families who claim to have lost their loved ones under mysterious circumstances.

Rulers reduced to a particularly vulnerable tribe. The story of Jharkhand's Paharia.
Rulers reduced to a particularly vulnerable tribe. The story of Jharkhand's Paharia.

By Nidhi Jamwal

Once rulers, Paharia tribe in Jharkhand is now highly vulnerable and struggling poverty, malnutrition and human trafficking.

Once rulers, Paharia tribe in Jharkhand is now highly vulnerable and struggling poverty, malnutrition and human trafficking.

Solar projects that generate 'green' power, and also support farming and grazing
Solar projects that generate 'green' power, and also support farming and grazing

By Ravleen Kaur

Agro-photovoltaic projects are being offered as a solution to the growing resistance against solar energy projects that require large tracts of land and often lead to conflicts with the local communities. These projects allow traditional livelihoods, such as grazing, and generation of electricity, to co-exist on the same piece of land.

Agro-photovoltaic projects are being offered as a solution to the growing resistance against solar energy projects that require large tracts of land and often lead to conflicts with the local communities. These projects allow traditional livelihoods, such as grazing, and generation of electricity, to co-exist on the same piece of land.

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