By गाँव कनेक्शन
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Almost five months after an unprecedented public outrage over deepening cracks in the Joshimath area in Uttarakhand, a think tank called for better preparedness to come up with an organised disaster management response. Also, it pointed out the lack of transparency of data about the geological conditions in the area. Details here.
Almost five months after an unprecedented public outrage over deepening cracks in the Joshimath area in Uttarakhand, a think tank called for better preparedness to come up with an organised disaster management response. Also, it pointed out the lack of transparency of data about the geological conditions in the area. Details here.
By Swati Subhedar
The police said they were killed in a shootout at around 6:30 am after they snatched weapons from policemen and tried to flee. As per the initial reports, they were taken to the crime scene where the four had allegedly burnt the veterinarian’s body
The police said they were killed in a shootout at around 6:30 am after they snatched weapons from policemen and tried to flee. As per the initial reports, they were taken to the crime scene where the four had allegedly burnt the veterinarian’s body
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Uttarakhand’s Joshimath has been in news for its sinking land which is posing a threat to the local residents. The collective anxieties of the residents peaked yesterday after fresh cracks surfaced. The protesters called for a general strike and demonstrations against the allegedly callous attitude of the state government towards the crisis. On December 4, Gaon Connection had published a detailed report on the issue and warned of an impending disaster.
Uttarakhand’s Joshimath has been in news for its sinking land which is posing a threat to the local residents. The collective anxieties of the residents peaked yesterday after fresh cracks surfaced. The protesters called for a general strike and demonstrations against the allegedly callous attitude of the state government towards the crisis. On December 4, Gaon Connection had published a detailed report on the issue and warned of an impending disaster.
By Rahul Jha
The nilgai has become a thorn in the side of hundreds of thousand farmers in Bihar as no amount of preventive measures taken is working. Large tracts of land with ready-to-harvest produce are destroyed by herds of nilgai. Is killing the nilgai a solution to the problem?
The nilgai has become a thorn in the side of hundreds of thousand farmers in Bihar as no amount of preventive measures taken is working. Large tracts of land with ready-to-harvest produce are destroyed by herds of nilgai. Is killing the nilgai a solution to the problem?
By Lovely Kumari
A sand mine auction in Arhatpur village of Gaya district turned violent after local villagers protested against mining in their Morhar river. These villagers have been protesting against the sand mining for the last several years and claim that sand removal from the riverbed is increasing their vulnerability during floods, destroying their farmland and endangering livelihoods. A Gaon Connection ground report.
A sand mine auction in Arhatpur village of Gaya district turned violent after local villagers protested against mining in their Morhar river. These villagers have been protesting against the sand mining for the last several years and claim that sand removal from the riverbed is increasing their vulnerability during floods, destroying their farmland and endangering livelihoods. A Gaon Connection ground report.
By Gurvinder Singh
After remaining shut for almost two years, primary schools in Jhargram district reopened on February 16. However, the situation of 69 rural schools in Belpahari circle is pitiable as many have neither piped drinking water nor functional toilets. To cook mid-day meals, water has to be fetched from far away, and teachers say that all complaints have fallen on deaf ears. A ground report.
After remaining shut for almost two years, primary schools in Jhargram district reopened on February 16. However, the situation of 69 rural schools in Belpahari circle is pitiable as many have neither piped drinking water nor functional toilets. To cook mid-day meals, water has to be fetched from far away, and teachers say that all complaints have fallen on deaf ears. A ground report.
By Patralekha Chatterjee
Despite having surplus grains and the world’s earliest and largest scheme to battle hunger and malnutrition, millions of Indian children still remain malnourished owing to the ground level glitches
Despite having surplus grains and the world’s earliest and largest scheme to battle hunger and malnutrition, millions of Indian children still remain malnourished owing to the ground level glitches