August 16, 2020

Heavy rainfall triggers flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand, red alert in 9 districts

Experts blame road widening projects and hill cutting works for causing widespread landslides in the state, as villages are cut-off and standing crops destroyed.

Megha Prakash
August 7, 2020

As India leaps to emerge a solar superpower, solar waste becomes a matter of concern

With ambitious solar power plant projects, India may be charging towards its 100 GW solar power capacity goal but, tackling solar waste will be key to safeguarding the environment.

Megha Prakash
December 28, 2019

Uttarakhand’s health centres sans health facilities

Tying pregnant women to cots and carrying them to the nearest health centre, lack of sterilised delivery sets and neonatal resuscitation kits, missing mobile medical units and vacant health posts in rural areas. A Gaon Connection report on how villagers in rural parts of the hill state struggle for basic healthcare

Megha Prakash