May 1, 2021

Rural Uttar Pradesh in a fever of trouble

An inexplicable spurt of colds, coughs and fevers in villages of Uttar Pradesh is causing ripples of unease. PHCs, pharmacies, doctors and ASHA workers in rural parts of the state are worried, more so in light of the spiralling COVID 19 cases in the state.

Sumit Yadav
November 17, 2020

Nourishing change: In Unnao, UP, an initiative to prevent stubble burning

The ‘Parali Do Khaad Lo’ (manure for crop residue) initiative offers farmers one trolley of manure from shelters for stray cattle against two trolleys of stubble. So far, 354 metric tonnes of stubble have been collected by the district authorities.

Sumit Yadav