By Shania Tahir
India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.
India has the highest market share for Ayurvedic products, accounting for roughly 80 per cent of the global sales. Heavy metal toxicity and lead poisoning can result from the frequent use of Ayurvedic medications. There is a need for standardisation and quality control to curb the use of lead and other heavy metals in Ayurvedic preparations.
By Piyush Mohapatra
लेड का बच्चों के न्यूरोलॉजिकल विकास पर नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है। 2016 में, भारत सरकार ने पेंट्स में लेड को अधिकतम 90 पार्ट्स प्रति मिलियन तक सीमित करने के लिए नियम बनाए हैं। हालांकि, छोटे और मध्यम स्तर के उद्यमों (एसएमई) में कार्यान्वयन चुनौतियां बनी हुई हैं।
लेड का बच्चों के न्यूरोलॉजिकल विकास पर नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है। 2016 में, भारत सरकार ने पेंट्स में लेड को अधिकतम 90 पार्ट्स प्रति मिलियन तक सीमित करने के लिए नियम बनाए हैं। हालांकि, छोटे और मध्यम स्तर के उद्यमों (एसएमई) में कार्यान्वयन चुनौतियां बनी हुई हैं।
By Aishwarya Tripathi
What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading a panchayat can put the focus back on issues such as water and girls’ education.
What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading a panchayat can put the focus back on issues such as water and girls’ education.
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.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
At Gaon Cafe, Anjal Prakash, one of the lead authors of the recently released IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report of the Working Group II, discusses what the report mentions about the impacts of climate change on the South Asian region, of which India is a part of. From an increased incidence of cyclones and floods to greater vulnerability of the population along the coasts, Anjal Prakash talked about the risks and also offers a way forward.
At Gaon Cafe, Anjal Prakash, one of the lead authors of the recently released IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report of the Working Group II, discusses what the report mentions about the impacts of climate change on the South Asian region, of which India is a part of. From an increased incidence of cyclones and floods to greater vulnerability of the population along the coasts, Anjal Prakash talked about the risks and also offers a way forward.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Chungthang Dam, part of Sikkim’s biggest hydropower project on the Teesta river was washed away in a Glacial lake outburst flood on October 3. In its blog, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) discussed what could have triggered the disaster.
Chungthang Dam, part of Sikkim’s biggest hydropower project on the Teesta river was washed away in a Glacial lake outburst flood on October 3. In its blog, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) discussed what could have triggered the disaster.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Book lovers find warm and welcoming spots to read in the mountainside village of Bhilar, Maharashtra, where local inhabitants run free libraries out of their homes.
Book lovers find warm and welcoming spots to read in the mountainside village of Bhilar, Maharashtra, where local inhabitants run free libraries out of their homes.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Odisha is the first state in the country to allocate an exclusive budget for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006. Additionally, Nayagarh is the first district across India to include the community forest rights in the state’s revenue records.
Odisha is the first state in the country to allocate an exclusive budget for the implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006. Additionally, Nayagarh is the first district across India to include the community forest rights in the state’s revenue records.
By Jyotsna Richhariya
Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.
Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.