Signing off from 2022
Signing off from 2022

By Nidhi Jamwal

Thinking of it, while 2022 has been like any other year before it, it has also been like none other in so many ways. Gaon Connection celebrated its 10th anniversary on December 2, and renewed its vows to remain a committed chronicler of rural India. It also launched Gaon Radio, a national audio streaming platform which is one more step in the direction of empowering rural citizens.

Thinking of it, while 2022 has been like any other year before it, it has also been like none other in so many ways. Gaon Connection celebrated its 10th anniversary on December 2, and renewed its vows to remain a committed chronicler of rural India. It also launched Gaon Radio, a national audio streaming platform which is one more step in the direction of empowering rural citizens.

"You are travelling alone. It's not safe. Don't trust anyone"
"You are travelling alone. It's not safe. Don't trust anyone"

By Pragya Bharti

You get many unsolicited advices if you are a girl and are travelling alone. And why not? Women safety is a delicate issue in our county. I too was a little apprehensive when we started from Chitrakoot on our bikes. But during the course of this journey we met so many beautiful people who went out of their way to help us, it changed our perception about women and solo trips.

You get many unsolicited advices if you are a girl and are travelling alone. And why not? Women safety is a delicate issue in our county. I too was a little apprehensive when we started from Chitrakoot on our bikes. But during the course of this journey we met so many beautiful people who went out of their way to help us, it changed our perception about women and solo trips.

Nature Is The Best Teacher
Nature Is The Best Teacher

By Garima Bhatia

Watching birds is an easy way to get children outdoors, whether it is to a neighbourhood lake or park, or in the school campus.

Watching birds is an easy way to get children outdoors, whether it is to a neighbourhood lake or park, or in the school campus.

Fake news is passé. Now, Deepfake videos are giving netizens headache
Fake news is passé. Now, Deepfake videos are giving netizens headache

By Vivek Shukla

Last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg badmouthed his company. A few days later, Barak Obama "commented" on Donald Trump. Both the videos went viral. Later, both Zuckerberg and Obama had to clarify that the videos were bogus. Welcome to the world of Deepfake videos where it's nearly impossible to distinguish between original and fake videos

Last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg badmouthed his company. A few days later, Barak Obama "commented" on Donald Trump. Both the videos went viral. Later, both Zuckerberg and Obama had to clarify that the videos were bogus. Welcome to the world of Deepfake videos where it's nearly impossible to distinguish between original and fake videos

Wealthier urban households contribute much more to air pollution and GHG emissions
Wealthier urban households contribute much more to air pollution and GHG emissions

By Yash Khandelwal

A modest 10% reduction in energy consumption from wealthier urban households, which can be achieved from energy conservation and the adoption of efficient power sources, can reduce particulate pollution by 7.1 %, 8.4 %, and 6.2 % in Delhi, Coimbatore, and Rajkot respectively.

A modest 10% reduction in energy consumption from wealthier urban households, which can be achieved from energy conservation and the adoption of efficient power sources, can reduce particulate pollution by 7.1 %, 8.4 %, and 6.2 % in Delhi, Coimbatore, and Rajkot respectively.

Uttarakhand's health centres sans health facilities
Uttarakhand's health centres sans health facilities

By Megha Prakash

Tying pregnant women to cots and carrying them to the nearest health centre, lack of sterilised delivery sets and neonatal resuscitation kits, missing mobile medical units and vacant health posts in rural areas. A Gaon Connection report on how villagers in rural parts of the hill state struggle for basic healthcare

Tying pregnant women to cots and carrying them to the nearest health centre, lack of sterilised delivery sets and neonatal resuscitation kits, missing mobile medical units and vacant health posts in rural areas. A Gaon Connection report on how villagers in rural parts of the hill state struggle for basic healthcare

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