Reportage
Traders worried as demand for Vegetables and fruits get affected
The Indian farmers are badly hit. While the price of vegetables has declined after unseasonal rain, the fall in demand has been bothering the traders. While the prices of grapes have declined by 30 to 40 per cent, there is uncertainty about mango exports
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
House sparrows, which disappeared almost two decades ago, could make a comeback
Conservationists attribute the decline in the population of house sparrows to the unfriendly architecture of our homes, chemical fertilizers in our crops and noise pollution
Jaspreet Luthra
For anganwadis, Corona shutdown could mean safety from disease, not from hunger
The anganwadi centres and schools are shut. This stretches the nutrition needs of 158 million under-six kids and over 59 million children in primary and upper primary government schools
Nidhi Jamwal
The ongoing CBSE and ICSE exams have been postponed, schools in many states are shut
Owing to the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the board exams have been postponed. The students appearing for entrance test are in a fix, many colleges are conducting virtual classes
Daya Sagar
‘Work from home’, ‘self-quarantine’ help people spend time with their families
Most of the public and private companies have allowed their employees to work from home because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Many say they are getting to spend time with their families
Divendra Singh
Coronavirus gives tea traders and producers a headache as the trade between countries gets affected
The tea industry in the country, which was already suffering losses due to low prices and increasing cost of production, has been severely affected due to Coronavirus outbreak
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
Don’t run away from isolation wards. We will take care of you, appeal the nurses and the doctors
There have been several reports that owing to isolation and social stigma fears, people suspected of Coronavirus have been fleeing from the quarantine facilities in the country
Ranvijay Singh
“Social distancing”: A call that ignores ground realities of millions of Indians
Gaon Connection spoke with public health experts and epidemiologists to understand how ‘social distancing’ would work, or not work, in India with a large chunk of poor and marginalized
Nidhi Jamwal
The recent spell of unseasonal rain brings the focus back on the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Amended recently by the government, the scheme provided for compulsory crop insurance to farmers. Now, from the forthcoming Kharif season, insurance under the scheme has been made voluntary
Pushpendra Singh
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 hard and they are selling chicken at throwaway prices