By Amarpal Singh Verma
For four decades, a volleyball coach has trained hundreds of players in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan, who have won medals both nationally and internationally. Coach Basant Singh Mann’s ancestral village Silwala Khurd is known as Khel Gaon.
For four decades, a volleyball coach has trained hundreds of players in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan, who have won medals both nationally and internationally. Coach Basant Singh Mann’s ancestral village Silwala Khurd is known as Khel Gaon.
By Varsha Torgalkar
No Aadhar card, voter ID, ration card, housing, drinking water, jobs or toilets … that’s how 35 families from the de-notified bhil tribe have been living in a small hamlet not very far from Mumbai
No Aadhar card, voter ID, ration card, housing, drinking water, jobs or toilets … that’s how 35 families from the de-notified bhil tribe have been living in a small hamlet not very far from Mumbai
By Shivani Gupta
In India, nearly 75% of menthol crop is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers in Bahraich district adopt the SRI method of cultivation, which has led to an increase in the production of mentha and menthol oil. This has also empowered rural women.
In India, nearly 75% of menthol crop is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers in Bahraich district adopt the SRI method of cultivation, which has led to an increase in the production of mentha and menthol oil. This has also empowered rural women.
By Raja Muzaffar Bhat
Aavishkaar, a non-profit organisation in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, reimagines teaching and learning and trains rural women to become innovative teachers in maths and science. The organisation offers fellowship programmes for young teachers who want to bring a change in the way government schools work.
Aavishkaar, a non-profit organisation in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, reimagines teaching and learning and trains rural women to become innovative teachers in maths and science. The organisation offers fellowship programmes for young teachers who want to bring a change in the way government schools work.
By Jyotsna Richhariya
Protesting against the insufficient allocation of funds for the rural employment guarantee scheme, as many as 500 daily wage workers from 15 states have gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The protesters also demand an increase in the number of working days in the wake of diminishing employment opportunities and rising inflation. Details here.
Protesting against the insufficient allocation of funds for the rural employment guarantee scheme, as many as 500 daily wage workers from 15 states have gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The protesters also demand an increase in the number of working days in the wake of diminishing employment opportunities and rising inflation. Details here.
By Ankit Rathore
Using tobacco is an invitation to death – this was the message that was promoted at the day long youth festival held at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Every year nearly 15 lakh young people lose their lives to cancer and other serious health disorders directly related to tobacco use.
Using tobacco is an invitation to death – this was the message that was promoted at the day long youth festival held at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Every year nearly 15 lakh young people lose their lives to cancer and other serious health disorders directly related to tobacco use.
By Chandraprakash Pathak
In a seminar organised to discuss the socio-economic, political and environmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector, farmers and agriculture experts came together and concluded that innovations are needed to adapt to the changing climate. They also batted for a legal guarantee of the MSP and suggested that horticultural and forest produce should be used for ensuring the nutritional requirements of local communities. Details here.
In a seminar organised to discuss the socio-economic, political and environmental challenges faced by the Indian agriculture sector, farmers and agriculture experts came together and concluded that innovations are needed to adapt to the changing climate. They also batted for a legal guarantee of the MSP and suggested that horticultural and forest produce should be used for ensuring the nutritional requirements of local communities. Details here.
By Jigyasa Mishra
While people living in cities have an option to choose from a range of sanitary napkins available in markets and they even have an option to choose among pads, menstrual cups and tampons, but women living in villages don't even know what pads are.
While people living in cities have an option to choose from a range of sanitary napkins available in markets and they even have an option to choose among pads, menstrual cups and tampons, but women living in villages don't even know what pads are.
By Nidhi Jamwal
The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.
The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.