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Smartphone addiction leading to health disorders in rural India
Smartphone addiction leading to health disorders in rural India

By Manvendra Singh

Mobile phone addiction among children is becoming common in the rural parts of the country where users of the internet have overtaken their urban counterparts. Village children spend several hours a day hooked to games like PUBG. This has serious repercussions, warn psychologists.

Mobile phone addiction among children is becoming common in the rural parts of the country where users of the internet have overtaken their urban counterparts. Village children spend several hours a day hooked to games like PUBG. This has serious repercussions, warn psychologists.

A special educator gives children with intellectual disabilities a sporting chance to win accolades
A special educator gives children with intellectual disabilities a sporting chance to win accolades

By Amarpal Singh Verma

Dhananjay Kumar has worked tirelessly in villages of Rajasthan to make sure the children with limitations in cognitive functioning and skills win a place in the sun in sporting events in both national and international arenas.

Dhananjay Kumar has worked tirelessly in villages of Rajasthan to make sure the children with limitations in cognitive functioning and skills win a place in the sun in sporting events in both national and international arenas.

अगर आप भी बच्चों को भूत-प्रेत की कहानियों से डराते हैं तो इसे जरुर पढ़ें
अगर आप भी बच्चों को भूत-प्रेत की कहानियों से डराते हैं तो इसे जरुर पढ़ें

By Shrinkhala Pandey

आपका बच्चा भी स्कूल जानें में करता है आनाकानी, तो ऐसे समझाएं
आपका बच्चा भी स्कूल जानें में करता है आनाकानी, तो ऐसे समझाएं

By Shrinkhala Pandey

Online gaming and gambling — a debt-and-death trap for rural youth
Online gaming and gambling — a debt-and-death trap for rural youth

By Brijendra Dubey

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.

“Survival Instinct The Biggest Motivator” — Medical Experts on Trapped Workers in Uttarakhand
“Survival Instinct The Biggest Motivator” — Medical Experts on Trapped Workers in Uttarakhand

By गाँव कनेक्शन

It’s been more than 250 hours since 41 workers have been trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarkashi district. What could be the status of their physical and mental health? Any long-term impact? Here’s what medical experts and psychologists told us.

It’s been more than 250 hours since 41 workers have been trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarkashi district. What could be the status of their physical and mental health? Any long-term impact? Here’s what medical experts and psychologists told us.

'Deaddiction is a process not an event; it has hiccups, but it is vital for addicts to win back their lives'
'Deaddiction is a process not an event; it has hiccups, but it is vital for addicts to win back their lives'

By गाँव कनेक्शन

‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’ is a collaborative effort between Gaon Connection and the World Health Organization which throws the spotlight on alcoholism. In the concluding segment healthcare workers, and psychiatrists speak on de addiction and what it takes for the addict to steer clear of alcohol hereafter.

‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’ is a collaborative effort between Gaon Connection and the World Health Organization which throws the spotlight on alcoholism. In the concluding segment healthcare workers, and psychiatrists speak on de addiction and what it takes for the addict to steer clear of alcohol hereafter.

Toy worlds open up in government schools of Varanasi
Toy worlds open up in government schools of Varanasi

By Pavan Kumar Maurya

As part of a unique initiative to enrol more students in government schools, and to encourage play-based learning, the basic education department in Varanasi and a non-profit have jointly opened toy libraries in two government schools. More such libraries to come up across the district.

As part of a unique initiative to enrol more students in government schools, and to encourage play-based learning, the basic education department in Varanasi and a non-profit have jointly opened toy libraries in two government schools. More such libraries to come up across the district.

A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir
A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir

By Gaon Connection

ELFA International, a non-profit, is working with hundreds of government schools in the Union Territory and educating and training students in school safety, disaster management, mental health, and gender based violence.

ELFA International, a non-profit, is working with hundreds of government schools in the Union Territory and educating and training students in school safety, disaster management, mental health, and gender based violence.

A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir
A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

ELFA International, a non-profit, is working with hundreds of government schools in the Union Territory and educating and training students in school safety, disaster management, mental health, and gender based violence.

ELFA International, a non-profit, is working with hundreds of government schools in the Union Territory and educating and training students in school safety, disaster management, mental health, and gender based violence.

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