Positive Stories “Along with vegetables and pulses; pencils, erasers and notebooks should also be given” Meet Abhishek Shukla, who has been teaching kids living in slums in Prayagraj. He believes ‘education can’t wait’, and has...
Positive Stories “It’s great to provide meals to the needy, but it would be even better if we give them dry ration” Over the years, Mittal Patel has been helping nomadic tribes in Gujarat. But, after the lockdown, she has not just...
Positive Stories There’s a shortage of ventilators in India. This engineer came up with an affordable solution In the fourth part of our series ‘Corona Heroes’, meet Prashant Gade. He has been making affordable prosthetic arms, but...
Positive Stories “There are ragpickers, transgenders and sex workers in Mumbai. They also need help” In the third part of our series, Corona Heroes, meet Chinu Kwatra, who is providing food and ration kits to...
Positive Stories “Those working in my tea estate need my help now. I want to help as many” In the second part of our series, Corona Heroes, meet Jayanta Borah from Assam, who has been distributing essentials to...
Positive Stories “My mother wants me to be safe. Yes, coronavirus may infect us too, but duty comes first” Amid lockdown, some are not just stepping out every day, but they are also going beyond the call of duty...
Reportage Amid the lockdown gloom, there is some good news — the air quality in India has improved In the absence of vehicular emissions and shutting of industrial operations due to the 21-day lockdown, the level of nitrogen...
Reportage In Uttar Pradesh, migrants are to be kept in 14-days quarantine. But how prepared are the villages? The state government has made a 14-day quarantine mandatory for the migrants. The gram pradhans have been asked to arrange...
Reportage Low sales, police harassment: It’s truly a double whammy for food delivery boys Online delivery of food items falls under ‘essential service’, but there have been reports from many parts of the country...
Reportage I am buying potatoes for Rs 22/kg, but selling one kg chicken for Rs 10: Poultry farmer In the ninth part of the Gaon Connection series “FiasCorona”, read how the Coronavirus scare is hitting the poultry farmers...
