Reportage
Western disturbances may bring more rain in some states between March 18 and 21, predicts IMD
As per the data released by the Indian Meteorological Department, 57% of the country received heavy rainfall between March 1 and March 16. Farmers have suffered huge losses
Arvind Shukla
Coronavirus makes the pharma sector sick; those associated with the industry in a fix
Until the Coronavirus outbreak, 80 per cent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients came from China. Now, the pharmaceutical companies have to buy the API at double the price from elsewhere
Ranvijay Singh
The hotel industry takes a big hit as domestic and international tourists stop checking in
In the eighth part of the Gaon Connection series “FiasCorona”, read how the hotel industry, especially the smaller hotels and their support staff, has been affected as tourists defer plans
Swati Subhedar
Merely 10 minutes of hailstorm buried hopes of these farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand
While the world is worried about the Coronavirus outbreak, unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in many states in the first half of March has ruined the lives of the farmers
Gaon Connection
“The auto sector was already incurring losses, this Coronavirus has pushed us back further”
India imports 27 per cent of auto parts from China. Now that the government has banned any import from China via sea, this has further aggravated the slowdown in the automobile sector
Daya Sagar
There’s poison on the plate. But, should only farmers be blamed for this mess? Not really
In 2010, after samples of fruits and vegetables showed large-scale food contamination, the Delhi High Court ordered an inquiry. Public interest litigations were filed, but the matter is not resolved
Nidhi Jamwal
Rain, hailstorm damage crops in Uttar Pradesh, rain-related incidents kill 28 in the state
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of the state, asked all district magistrates to assess the damage to standing crops, cattle and directed them to provide immediate relief to the affected people
Gaon Connection
Need for speed kills more people in rural areas. Sadly, they have low access to emergency care
As per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, about 64% of the road accidents happen due to over-speeding and 26% of drivers involved in road accidents did not have valid driving licences
Kushal Mishra
Soybean and Basmati farmers bear the brunt of Coronavirus, prices increase by about 25%
This year’s Holi has not been very colourful for the Basmati rice and soybean farmers. Due to Coronavirus, these crops are not being exported which has affected the consumption
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
“A gram pradhan has several responsibilities. How can a woman be expected to handle it?”
The number of women pradhans in the panchayat has increased as there are seats reserved for them, but their participation is still very low. The representatives are either their husbands or sons