Slogans, shabads and speeches: Farmers’ protest picks up steam. Will today’s meeting with the govt break the impasse? December 3, 2020 The fourth meeting between protesting farmers and the Central government is at present underway. Meanwhile, the mood is revolutionary at...
Three months after family of 11 found dead in Jodhpur, justice eludes the lone survivor December 3, 2020 Pakistani Hindu immigrant Kewalram Bheel came to India in 2015. On August 9 this year, his entire family was found...
Dialogue And Dissent: All eyes trained on tomorrow’s meeting between the central government and the protesting farmers. Will the impasse end? December 2, 2020 The second round of talks between farmer leaders and the central government yesterday was inconclusive. Will the third round tomorrow...
Lockdown and NREGA? From April to September, 8.3 million new NREGA job cards were issued December 2, 2020 NREGA could have been a lifesaver for rural households during the pandemic. But, it has been dealing with serious operational...
Prize catch: In Uttar Pradesh, an app to help fishers with information December 2, 2020 The app on Google Play Store will provide fish farmers information about new schemes and guide them about the suitable...
Kabar Taal, Bihar’s first Ramsar site: Will this new tag help boost livelihoods of fishers? December 1, 2020 Nearly 15,000 families in 17 villages around the 6,311-hectare Kabar taal in Begusarai depend on the wetland for fishing. The...
Farmers Protest: Gaon Connection spent three days with the protesting farmers, as they marched from Punjab and Haryana towards Delhi December 1, 2020 Camping out in the open, breaking through police barriers, facing tear gas and water cannons…thousands of farmers from Punjab and...
45% of surveyed MGNREGA workers in Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh struggled to access their wages November 30, 2020 Withdrawing their hard-earned wages from the banks is a big challenge to MGNREGA workers, usually because of technical glitches, lack...
Safety, shortage and scaling-up: How prepared is India for the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine? November 30, 2020 India has the world’s largest immunisation programme, annually covering 157 million newborn, young children and pregnant women. The Indian government...
Farmers Protest: What exactly are the farmers agitating about? What are they demanding from the government? November 28, 2020 Today is the third day of the farmers’ agitation. A large number of farmers have reached the Nirankari maidan in...
Slogans, shabads and speeches: Farmers’ protest picks up steam. Will today’s meeting with the govt break the impasse? December 3, 2020 The fourth meeting between protesting farmers and the Central government is at present underway. Meanwhile, the mood is revolutionary at...
Three months after family of 11 found dead in Jodhpur, justice eludes the lone survivor December 3, 2020 Pakistani Hindu immigrant Kewalram Bheel came to India in 2015. On August 9 this year, his entire family was found...
Dialogue And Dissent: All eyes trained on tomorrow’s meeting between the central government and the protesting farmers. Will the impasse end? December 2, 2020 The second round of talks between farmer leaders and the central government yesterday was inconclusive. Will the third round tomorrow...
Lockdown and NREGA? From April to September, 8.3 million new NREGA job cards were issued December 2, 2020 NREGA could have been a lifesaver for rural households during the pandemic. But, it has been dealing with serious operational...
Prize catch: In Uttar Pradesh, an app to help fishers with information December 2, 2020 The app on Google Play Store will provide fish farmers information about new schemes and guide them about the suitable...
Kabar Taal, Bihar’s first Ramsar site: Will this new tag help boost livelihoods of fishers? December 1, 2020 Nearly 15,000 families in 17 villages around the 6,311-hectare Kabar taal in Begusarai depend on the wetland for fishing. The...
Farmers Protest: Gaon Connection spent three days with the protesting farmers, as they marched from Punjab and Haryana towards Delhi December 1, 2020 Camping out in the open, breaking through police barriers, facing tear gas and water cannons…thousands of farmers from Punjab and...
45% of surveyed MGNREGA workers in Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh struggled to access their wages November 30, 2020 Withdrawing their hard-earned wages from the banks is a big challenge to MGNREGA workers, usually because of technical glitches, lack...
Safety, shortage and scaling-up: How prepared is India for the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine? November 30, 2020 India has the world’s largest immunisation programme, annually covering 157 million newborn, young children and pregnant women. The Indian government...
Farmers Protest: What exactly are the farmers agitating about? What are they demanding from the government? November 28, 2020 Today is the third day of the farmers’ agitation. A large number of farmers have reached the Nirankari maidan in...