By Manish Mishra
By Divendra Singh
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The United Nations World Food Programme, upon receiving a financial grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, has come up with an initiative to help vulnerable children get better access to nutritious food through school feeding programmes in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, and India. Details here.
The United Nations World Food Programme, upon receiving a financial grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, has come up with an initiative to help vulnerable children get better access to nutritious food through school feeding programmes in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, and India. Details here.
By Virendra Singh
On chilly winter nights when most people huddle under their quilts, a teacher in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh heads out to tend to his farm and protect his crop from the stray cattle. He spends the night in a makeshift machan with his blanket and a torch to keep away stray cattle. Gaon Connection spent a cold January night with Jaykaran Verma on his one acre field.
On chilly winter nights when most people huddle under their quilts, a teacher in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh heads out to tend to his farm and protect his crop from the stray cattle. He spends the night in a makeshift machan with his blanket and a torch to keep away stray cattle. Gaon Connection spent a cold January night with Jaykaran Verma on his one acre field.
By Salim Attar
The director-cum-teacher at a private school in Balotra has spent Rs 16 lakh from his earnings to finance a minibus for students who come to study at the school from far flung villages. Introduction of the school bus has led to a jump in enrolments.
The director-cum-teacher at a private school in Balotra has spent Rs 16 lakh from his earnings to finance a minibus for students who come to study at the school from far flung villages. Introduction of the school bus has led to a jump in enrolments.
By Pragati Prava
Learning centres set up in remote villages of Malkangiri district in Odisha persuade children of migrant labourers to return to schools that had closed during the pandemic. These centres, steered by community volunteers, offer remedial classes and help enrol kids in the government schools.
Learning centres set up in remote villages of Malkangiri district in Odisha persuade children of migrant labourers to return to schools that had closed during the pandemic. These centres, steered by community volunteers, offer remedial classes and help enrol kids in the government schools.
By Ramji Mishra
The canal irrigation network in Uttar Pradesh measures upto 74,660 kilometres and includes rajbaha (smaller canals) and drains. Still, almost 78% of irrigation needs are met by groundwater, the levels of which are fast dropping. Water conflicts around irrigation are getting violent and such clashes have left a farmer dead in the past week.
The canal irrigation network in Uttar Pradesh measures upto 74,660 kilometres and includes rajbaha (smaller canals) and drains. Still, almost 78% of irrigation needs are met by groundwater, the levels of which are fast dropping. Water conflicts around irrigation are getting violent and such clashes have left a farmer dead in the past week.
By Komal Jadhav
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
By Gaon Connection
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University has researched, developed and come up with nano-technology solutions to minimise pollution, increase yield of crops and extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University has researched, developed and come up with nano-technology solutions to minimise pollution, increase yield of crops and extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.