Andhra Pradesh: Allocation of Sompeta wetlands for industrial purposes illegal, rules NGT More than a decade after the Union Environment Ministry granted clearance for setting up a thermal power plant on the...
English Reach of development amenities poorer in Adivasi villages as compared to the non-Adivasi villages of same geography: Report The State of Adivasi Livelihoods Report 2021, released by a Delhi-based non-profit, revealed that tribal villages are deprived of public...
Arts & Craft A handful of artistes strive to revive the centuries old Paitkar art from Jharkhand Paitkar art, indigenous to Jharkhand, is startlingly vibrant and tells stories of the times, culture, music and traditions of the...
English ‘Lockdown was a blessing in disguise’: From migrant daily wage labourers to profit-making farmers Two years after the nation-wide lockdown was imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, migrant workers who returned to...
English ‘Trust building between forest officials and local communities vital to mitigate forest fires’ In the latest episode of Gaon Cafe, experts discussed the reasons which lead to forest fires and the measures needed...
English Rural women ditch traditional farming methods to tackle wild animal menace and water logging in flood prone areas Upset with water logging in flood prone areas and regular wild animal attacks by porcupine and Nilgai, women in Basti...
English Farmers, traders, or shopkeepers — who’s benefiting from soaring lemon prices? Amidst record-high lemon prices across the country, Gaon Connection approached farmers, traders and small shopkeepers on the streets to understand...
English Submerged to protect from a plundering army in 1569, Odisha’s historic idol worshipped after 2 yrs of COVID pause The curious case of a submerged idol of Narayan Goswami deity in Odisha’s Jajpur is ridden with intriguing events from...
English Melghat Tiger Reserve’s Anghar Mukt Abhiyan has brought down forest fires by involving local communities The Anghar Mukt Abhiyan is an awareness campaign to sensitise the local villagers regarding forest fire. The programme, conducted in...
India to receive normal monsoon rainfall this year: IMD In its forecast of the southwest monsoon issued today on April 14, the India Meteorological Department has forecasted a normal...
