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Loss of wages, faltering health and dip in productivity — rural workforce faces the brunt of the heat waves
Loss of wages, faltering health and dip in productivity — rural workforce faces the brunt of the heat waves

By Gaon Connection

The heat wave conditions are wreaking havoc in rural India. With no choice but to tend to their crops in the blistering heat, farm labourers are having a hard time of it. Experts say that these troubled times are here to stay. A ground report from Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh.

The heat wave conditions are wreaking havoc in rural India. With no choice but to tend to their crops in the blistering heat, farm labourers are having a hard time of it. Experts say that these troubled times are here to stay. A ground report from Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh.

Loss of wages, faltering health and dip in productivity — rural workforce faces the brunt of the heat waves
Loss of wages, faltering health and dip in productivity — rural workforce faces the brunt of the heat waves

By Aishwarya Tripathi and Pratyaksh Srivastava

The heat wave conditions are wreaking havoc in rural India. With no choice but to tend to their crops in the blistering heat, farm labourers are having a hard time of it. Experts say that these troubled times are here to stay. A ground report from Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh.

The heat wave conditions are wreaking havoc in rural India. With no choice but to tend to their crops in the blistering heat, farm labourers are having a hard time of it. Experts say that these troubled times are here to stay. A ground report from Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh.

Meet The ‘Savings Agents’ Who Help Strengthen India's Rural Economy
Meet The ‘Savings Agents’ Who Help Strengthen India's Rural Economy

By Prabhat Misra

Post offices in India provide banking facilities in the absence of banking institutions in the rural hinterland. About 89 percent of total post offices are located in rural areas. These post offices are the sole prospects of savings and investments for a large chunk of the rural population. In such a situation, the ‘saving agents’ serve as a vital link between the rural denizens and the post offices.

Post offices in India provide banking facilities in the absence of banking institutions in the rural hinterland. About 89 percent of total post offices are located in rural areas. These post offices are the sole prospects of savings and investments for a large chunk of the rural population. In such a situation, the ‘saving agents’ serve as a vital link between the rural denizens and the post offices.

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