Governance No school, no friends, verbally harassed by the accused — 17-yo rape survivor’s nightmare continues Last year, the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki turned murky when a minor daughter of a Dalit, who was...
NABARD’s UMANG 2k22 brings together artisans, women groups and FPOs from 25 states Over hundred craftsmith and farmers’ organisations from across the country are participating in a national level exhibition-cum-sale organised by the...
Livelihood The flower growers of Varanasi hope to see sales bloom during Diwali Thousands of farmers in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi cultivate flowers. Navratri and Diwali are when they earn maximum profits. While...
Livelihood Kashmiri farmers move from paddy fields to apple orchards for higher returns According to the horticulture department, J&K, area under horticulture has jumped from 82,486 hectares in 1975 to 330,956 ha in...
Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has a unique tradition of celebrating Dussehra 6 days late. Here’s why For the last 150 years, Unnao district has been marking its Dussehra festival six days after the actual date. The...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Bihar: Ganges river dolphins trapped in fishnets and false beliefs As the population of the Ganges river dolphins declined alarmingly, a 60-kilometre stretch along the river in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district...
Music & Dance Rajasthan Kabir Yatra: A perfect jugalbandi of music, people, philosophy and nature The Rajasthan Kabir Yatra wound its way through Rajasthan, and into the hearts of the people who travelled with it,...
Livelihood Women at work: Self reliance from eco-friendly use of plastic waste Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop...
NEWS ETC Uttar Pradesh: First drought, and now 683% excess rainfall in October wreaks havoc on farmers Prolonged winters, early heatwaves, pest attacks, drought-like conditions and now devastating rainfall in October – erratic weather has dealt blow...
NEWS ETC GC Impact: Shakti App of Jharkhand Police, which was not functioning, has now been fixed Last month, on September 23, Gaon Connection published a story on how the Shakti app for women’s safety was not...
