After dengue outbreak in Firozabad, malaria raises its ugly head in rural Uttar Pradesh
With Firozabad, Agra and Mathura districts struggling to contain the dengue outbreak, which is killing young children, several districts in the state are reporting a rise in malaria cases. Encephalitis cases are also trickling in. Rural Uttar Pradesh is in the grip of fever. A Gaon Connection report.
Ramji Mishra
Once an integral part of rural households, cattle are now conspicuous by their absence. Will they return to revive the rural economy?
While the cattle population and milk production in the country are rising, paradoxically, in India’s villages, cattle that were integral to people’s homes, are disappearing. This has impacted rural livelihoods, soil fertility, health and economy. Gaon Connection travelled across several villages to understand what happened to the family-owned cows and buffaloes.
Ramji Mishra
Rajiv Singh Yadav, a ration shop kotedaar, defies the ‘bad guy’ stereotype
With livelihoods gone and no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, hunger is rising in rural India. Foodgrains supplied through the ration shops are feeding people. And unlike most kotedaars, who are viewed with suspicion, Rajiv Singh, is hugely popular in his village in UP.
Ramji Mishra
“Enforcing the COVID19 protocols in panchayat elections has been a nightmare”
The last phase of Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections is underway today, amid the surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths. While the state government and the high court have been shifting the blame, how feasible is it to implement the COVID protocols in India’s most populous state with over 200 million population? A Gaon Connection report.