Bihar's nilgai nightmare: Farmers demand an end to crop depredation
Bihar's nilgai nightmare: Farmers demand an end to crop depredation

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?

“There is a drug addict in almost every home, some as young as 12”
“There is a drug addict in almost every home, some as young as 12”

By Parul Kulshreshta

Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose addiction is tearing apart families and sending crime in the villages and small towns skyrocketing. There are no significant drug-rehabilitation centres in the district to help the victims, complain activists. A ground report.

Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose addiction is tearing apart families and sending crime in the villages and small towns skyrocketing. There are no significant drug-rehabilitation centres in the district to help the victims, complain activists. A ground report.

Growing 20 Crops a Year on Just One Acre of Land
Growing 20 Crops a Year on Just One Acre of Land

By Gaon Connection

Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Growing 20 Crops a Year on Just One Acre of Land
Growing 20 Crops a Year on Just One Acre of Land

By Ravleen Kaur

Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Akhadas are sweating it out for survival
Akhadas are sweating it out for survival

By Ashwani Kumar Dwivedi

After Independence, akhadas (wrestling hubs) have constantly suffered the apathy of governments. As a result, most of the akhadas teaching native art of wrestling in the country are struggling for survival

After Independence, akhadas (wrestling hubs) have constantly suffered the apathy of governments. As a result, most of the akhadas teaching native art of wrestling in the country are struggling for survival

The Lockdown Story: The road to hell and back
The Lockdown Story: The road to hell and back

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Exactly two years back, on March 25, 2020, the nationwide lockdown came into force. Millions of migrant workers from rural India were stranded in cities without a place to stay, and with no food nor other means. Hundreds of thousands of them walked back home. Two years on, Gaon Connection caught up with these migrant workers and found their wounds haven't healed and their scars run deep.

Exactly two years back, on March 25, 2020, the nationwide lockdown came into force. Millions of migrant workers from rural India were stranded in cities without a place to stay, and with no food nor other means. Hundreds of thousands of them walked back home. Two years on, Gaon Connection caught up with these migrant workers and found their wounds haven't healed and their scars run deep.

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