यूपी : बाराबंकी में आकाशीय बिजली गिरने से 3 की मौत
यूपी : बाराबंकी में आकाशीय बिजली गिरने से 3 की मौत

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Regulating the use of lead in Ayurvedic formulations
Regulating the use of lead in Ayurvedic formulations

By Shania Tahir

India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.

India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.

From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna
From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna

By Gaon Connection

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and these women have now taken up oyster mushroom cultivation as a better source of livelihood.

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and these women have now taken up oyster mushroom cultivation as a better source of livelihood.

From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna
From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna

By Arun Singh

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and these women have now taken up oyster mushroom cultivation as a better source of livelihood.

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and these women have now taken up oyster mushroom cultivation as a better source of livelihood.

Lightning kills more people than hurricanes, earthquakes and floods
Lightning kills more people than hurricanes, earthquakes and floods

By Shivani Gupta

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every year more than 2,500 people die due to lightning in India. In 2013, 2,833 and in 2014, 2,582 people died due to lightning strikes. In the year 2015, 2,641 people lost their life due to this anonymous calamity. And yet, lightning remains among the least studied atmospheric phenomena in this country

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every year more than 2,500 people die due to lightning in India. In 2013, 2,833 and in 2014, 2,582 people died due to lightning strikes. In the year 2015, 2,641 people lost their life due to this anonymous calamity. And yet, lightning remains among the least studied atmospheric phenomena in this country

When disease and deformity are just a sip away
When disease and deformity are just a sip away

By Shivani Gupta

It is not just the debilitating heat and long treks that make fetching water such a trial for the rural women. In Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, the water they bring for the family is also contaminated by unsafe levels of fluoride that poses a serious threat to their family's health. Can fluoride removal plants solve the growing problem of water contamination?

It is not just the debilitating heat and long treks that make fetching water such a trial for the rural women. In Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, the water they bring for the family is also contaminated by unsafe levels of fluoride that poses a serious threat to their family's health. Can fluoride removal plants solve the growing problem of water contamination?

A Midsummer Pipe Dream: Pipelines laid down and taps installed, but where is the water?
A Midsummer Pipe Dream: Pipelines laid down and taps installed, but where is the water?

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.

"I am a simple man. I love buying potatoes and tomatoes for my wife!" says the real Manoj Bajpayee
"I am a simple man. I love buying potatoes and tomatoes for my wife!" says the real Manoj Bajpayee

By Neelesh Misra

Son of a farmer, Manoj says buying vegetables helps him connect with the outside world and that keeps him rooted. He dislikes attending parties and social gatherings because he is too lazy to decide what clothes to wear, he says. He is someone who, in his own words, likes to keep it simple. He loves to laugh at himself, he cries. In a nutshell, he is as real as one can get

Son of a farmer, Manoj says buying vegetables helps him connect with the outside world and that keeps him rooted. He dislikes attending parties and social gatherings because he is too lazy to decide what clothes to wear, he says. He is someone who, in his own words, likes to keep it simple. He loves to laugh at himself, he cries. In a nutshell, he is as real as one can get

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