Reportage
Why it is important to count cows and chickens in India?
The quinquennial Livestock Census goes unnoticed as general awareness about it stays low, especially in urban areas.
That is where we err, as livestock is an integral part of the agriculture economy
Tarun Shridhar
Power supply restored, but Cyclone Amphan has wiped off all livelihoods in the Sundarbans
Almost a month after the Cyclone Amphan made a landfall in the Sundarbans, power supply is restored in Sagar Island. But, no source of income as both farmlands and fishing ponds are destroyed
Nidhi Jamwal
Rajasthan: Camels and sheep to face a fodder crisis as about 600-year-old Oran is being uprooted
At this Oran in Samvata village in Jaisalmer, trees are being cut for the installation of a solar plant. Villagers living in the vicinity are fiercely opposing this
Divendra Singh
Why do people migrate from Bundelkhand? Are they not getting enough work under MGNREGA?
As labourers and workers were returning home during the lockdown, Gaon Connection tried to find out what makes them leave their homes in the first place. A ground report from Bundelkhand
Arvind Shukla
A day in the life of a youth leader, who is fighting against all odds to empower herself and many others
Despite the backlash she faced from her community, a youth leader works to ensure every person in her village has sufficient food and employment to get them through the COVID-19 pandemic
Imrana
Lockdown and monsoons: A double whammy for Varanasi boatmen
These boatmen were not able to earn anything due to the lockdown. Now, for the next few months, they won’t be able to take out their boats due to the rains
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
The Assam oil well fire was an accident waiting to happen
The fire at Baghjan has contaminated water bodies, devastated tea plantations, and forced residents to be sent to relief camps. According to environmental experts, the damage caused to the Maguri-Motapung wetland, and the adjoining Dibru-Saikhowa National Park may never be compensated
Rohin Kumar
In a first, the BRO organises a special train for Jharkhand’s road construction ‘soldiers’
They were recently airlifted from Leh by the Jharkhand government, which brought to light the plight of migrant workers building roads in the country’s border areas
Nidhi Jamwal
Blood shortage brought on by the lockdown continues; thalassemia patients in extreme distress
Every day 27 children with thalassemia are born in India. This genetic blood disorder requires regular blood transfusion for lifetime. Since the lockdown, blood banks are facing an acute blood shortage
Nidhi Jamwal
Migrants, who are back to the hilly state of Uttarakhand, are now staring at a bleak future
Uncertain of the future, these young men and women are spending days and nights at the quarantine centres trying to overcome the bitter memories of the past two months