By Preeti Nahar
अगर महिला किसानों को पुरुषों के बराबर संसाधन मिलें, तो खेती की पैदावार 20-30% तक बढ़ सकती है। इससे दुनिया भर में भुखमरी 15% तक कम हो सकती है। महिला किसान सिर्फ़ परिवारों का पेट ही नहीं भरतीं, बल्कि ग्रामीण समुदायों को मज़बूत बनाती हैं और देश की अर्थव्यवस्था में भी बड़ा योगदान देती हैं।
अगर महिला किसानों को पुरुषों के बराबर संसाधन मिलें, तो खेती की पैदावार 20-30% तक बढ़ सकती है। इससे दुनिया भर में भुखमरी 15% तक कम हो सकती है। महिला किसान सिर्फ़ परिवारों का पेट ही नहीं भरतीं, बल्कि ग्रामीण समुदायों को मज़बूत बनाती हैं और देश की अर्थव्यवस्था में भी बड़ा योगदान देती हैं।
By Gaon Connection
मध्य हिमालय में बारिश का पैटर्न बदल चुका है, कुछ घंटों में महीनों जितनी बारिश, और नदियाँ पहले से अधिक उफनती हुई। नई वैज्ञानिक स्टडी चेतावनी देती है कि आने वाले दशकों में बाढ़ सिर्फ बढ़ेगी ही नहीं, बल्कि पहाड़ों की ज़िंदगी की दिशा ही बदल देगी।
मध्य हिमालय में बारिश का पैटर्न बदल चुका है, कुछ घंटों में महीनों जितनी बारिश, और नदियाँ पहले से अधिक उफनती हुई। नई वैज्ञानिक स्टडी चेतावनी देती है कि आने वाले दशकों में बाढ़ सिर्फ बढ़ेगी ही नहीं, बल्कि पहाड़ों की ज़िंदगी की दिशा ही बदल देगी।
By Manoj Choudhary
A Jamshedpur-based non-profit YUVA (Youth Unity for Voluntary Action) has roped in college students to hold free tutorial classes in five villages of East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand to ensure that girls from tribal communities have an opportunity to pursue their education.
A Jamshedpur-based non-profit YUVA (Youth Unity for Voluntary Action) has roped in college students to hold free tutorial classes in five villages of East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand to ensure that girls from tribal communities have an opportunity to pursue their education.
By Manoj Choudhary
Over 1,300 rural girls from the tribal communities of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand have got a second shot at education thanks to the initiative of the Camp School which offers a nine-month course and helps enrol girls in government schools.
Over 1,300 rural girls from the tribal communities of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand have got a second shot at education thanks to the initiative of the Camp School which offers a nine-month course and helps enrol girls in government schools.
By Anita Vishwakarma
Anita Vishwakarma is a teacher at the primary school in Saida Pur, Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh. She teaches children as well as their grandparents how to read and write.
Anita Vishwakarma is a teacher at the primary school in Saida Pur, Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh. She teaches children as well as their grandparents how to read and write.
By Manish Dubey
Manmohan Singh works at a gurudwara in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and spends a large part of his earnings in educating under-privileged children. His one such ‘classroom’ is under an open sky, next to the railway track where three college students teach children of daily wage labourers. All the expenses are borne by Manmohan and his wife Rajvinder Kaur.
Manmohan Singh works at a gurudwara in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and spends a large part of his earnings in educating under-privileged children. His one such ‘classroom’ is under an open sky, next to the railway track where three college students teach children of daily wage labourers. All the expenses are borne by Manmohan and his wife Rajvinder Kaur.
By Dayawati
A primary school teacher shares her experience about her attempts to bring about a positive social change in a village by doing her bit to eradicate child marriages. She raised awareness amongst her students and tries to educate as many students as she possibly can.
A primary school teacher shares her experience about her attempts to bring about a positive social change in a village by doing her bit to eradicate child marriages. She raised awareness amongst her students and tries to educate as many students as she possibly can.
By Kuldeep Chhangani
Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.
Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.
By Manvendra Singh
On February 17, 2021, three minor Dalit girls in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh were allegedly poisoned. Two of them died while one survived. It is almost two years and so far only one court proceeding has been held to address the crime. The accused have also been under arrest since then with no progress on the case.
On February 17, 2021, three minor Dalit girls in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh were allegedly poisoned. Two of them died while one survived. It is almost two years and so far only one court proceeding has been held to address the crime. The accused have also been under arrest since then with no progress on the case.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.
Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.