A year on, how useful has been India’s single-use plastic ban? Not much, finds out a study
A year on, how useful has been India’s single-use plastic ban? Not much, finds out a study

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.

The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.

दिल्ली की देहरी: सिन्धिया राजघराने का दिल्ली से नाता
दिल्ली की देहरी: सिन्धिया राजघराने का दिल्ली से नाता

By Nalin Chauhan

चंबल के बीहड़ में गूंजेगी क्रांतिकारियों की वीरगाथा, पचनदा पर होगा जनससंद का आयोजन
चंबल के बीहड़ में गूंजेगी क्रांतिकारियों की वीरगाथा, पचनदा पर होगा जनससंद का आयोजन

By Divendra Singh

Sonchiraiya ruffles feathers of residents of 32 villages in Madhya Pradesh; demand for sanctuary denotification grows louder
Sonchiraiya ruffles feathers of residents of 32 villages in Madhya Pradesh; demand for sanctuary denotification grows louder

By Satish Malviya

Following the sighting of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard in 1981, Karera Wildlife Sanctuary was notified in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district as a conservation effort. At least 32 villages fall within the boundaries of the sanctuary and want to be excluded from it. They have warned of a massive protest from April 15. But, why do they want the denotification? A ground report.

Following the sighting of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard in 1981, Karera Wildlife Sanctuary was notified in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district as a conservation effort. At least 32 villages fall within the boundaries of the sanctuary and want to be excluded from it. They have warned of a massive protest from April 15. But, why do they want the denotification? A ground report.

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.

They live along the river bank, but have no water to drink - the story of dry Betwa
They live along the river bank, but have no water to drink - the story of dry Betwa

By Satish Malviya

Large portions of the ‘perennial’ Betwa river in Madhya Pradesh are bone dry due to over exploitation of the groundwater and the river. Poor villagers living along its banks trek long distances to fetch drinking water while rich tubewell owners sell aquifer waters. Will the Ken-Betwa link project solve the region’s water crisis? A ground report.

Large portions of the ‘perennial’ Betwa river in Madhya Pradesh are bone dry due to over exploitation of the groundwater and the river. Poor villagers living along its banks trek long distances to fetch drinking water while rich tubewell owners sell aquifer waters. Will the Ken-Betwa link project solve the region’s water crisis? A ground report.

On paper, tribal families in Guna dist have land pattas. In reality, they remain landless and impoverished. A Gaon Connection ground report
On paper, tribal families in Guna dist have land pattas. In reality, they remain landless and impoverished. A Gaon Connection ground report

By Brijendra Dubey

After a 22-year long struggle for patta land, Rampyari Bai from Dhanoriya village got her 1.35 hectare land but had to pay a heavy price. She was set alight on July 2 and died on July 8. Gaon Connection travelled to her village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh and found that there are several tribal families who have got land patta in their name but have no access to that land, which is still controlled by the mighty landlords.

After a 22-year long struggle for patta land, Rampyari Bai from Dhanoriya village got her 1.35 hectare land but had to pay a heavy price. She was set alight on July 2 and died on July 8. Gaon Connection travelled to her village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh and found that there are several tribal families who have got land patta in their name but have no access to that land, which is still controlled by the mighty landlords.

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?

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: इन आदिवासियों की जमीन सिर्फ कागजों पर हैं; असल में आज भी गरीबी में जीने को हैं मजबूर
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: इन आदिवासियों की जमीन सिर्फ कागजों पर हैं; असल में आज भी गरीबी में जीने को हैं मजबूर

By Brijendra Dubey

पट्टा जमीन के लिए 22 साल की लंबे संघर्ष के बाद, धनोरिया गाँव की रामप्यारी बाई को 1.35 हेक्टेयर जमीन मिली, लेकिन उन्हें इसकी भारी कीमत चुकानी पड़ी। 2 जुलाई को उसे जला दिया गया और 8 जुलाई को उनकी मौत हो गई। गाँव कनेक्शन ने मध्य प्रदेश के गुना जिले में अपने गाँव की यात्रा की और पाया कि कई आदिवासी परिवार हैं जिनके नाम पर जमीन का पट्टा है, लेकिन उस जमीन तक उनकी पहुंच नहीं है। अभी भी यहां जमीनों पर जमींदारों का कब्जा है।

पट्टा जमीन के लिए 22 साल की लंबे संघर्ष के बाद, धनोरिया गाँव की रामप्यारी बाई को 1.35 हेक्टेयर जमीन मिली, लेकिन उन्हें इसकी भारी कीमत चुकानी पड़ी। 2 जुलाई को उसे जला दिया गया और 8 जुलाई को उनकी मौत हो गई। गाँव कनेक्शन ने मध्य प्रदेश के गुना जिले में अपने गाँव की यात्रा की और पाया कि कई आदिवासी परिवार हैं जिनके नाम पर जमीन का पट्टा है, लेकिन उस जमीन तक उनकी पहुंच नहीं है। अभी भी यहां जमीनों पर जमींदारों का कब्जा है।

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