Reportage
Locust attack destroys thousands of hectares of seasonal crop in five districts of Gujarat
The farmers in five affected districts are coming up with innovative ways to tackle the situation. Some are banging utensils, others are resorting to gunfire
Arvind Shukla
Infant death toll at Kota hospital rises to 107 in 34 days. Political parties point fingers at each other
Instead of attending to the serious matter of the death of 107 children in Kota, the political parties busy themselves in counter-accusations
Chandrakant Mishra
“People living here are facing a big problem. They are unable to produce children”
The Hindon, Krishna and Kali rivers in Meerut, Baghpat, Shamli and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh are extremely polluted, which is affecting the reproductive ability of people
Ranvijay Singh
A teacher, a mom, and an ideal. Meet this primary school teacher, who wears multiple hats
This is the story of a primary school teacher but with the responsibility of a school with insufficient space and staff. She not only has to teach students, but also has to visit homes of students skipping school
Shivani Gupta
“When I told them I am a journalist, they began thrashing me more viciously”
Journalist Khurshid Ahmad was assaulted on December 20 while he was reporting on arson after a violent protest in Meerut
Ranvijay Singh
Field reporters suffer the most due to media losing its credibility
As per the report – ‘Getting Away with Murder’ — during the past five years (2014-2019) there have been more than 200 serious assaults on reporters in India. It mentions that during the said period, 40 reporters lost their lives
Ranvijay Singh
“It’s acid, and not water, that is flowing in these rivers. It’s making us very, very sick”
Around 150 villages in six districts of Western UP are situated by the rivers Hindon, Krishna and Kali. The water is so polluted that people are suffering from cancer and limb deformities
Ranvijay Singh
Back then, no wedding procession could go without the Morbeen. But now, there are no takers
Ever heard of the Morbeen? There was a time when the Indian bagpipe was quite popular. But now, there are almost no artistes playing the instrument. We spent a day with one such fading artist
Gaon Connection
“There was a time when we would hang lanterns on each side of our taangas for the post-sunset rides”
In old Lucknow, India’s historical hub, you will find the fading profession of pulling horse carriages – a nawabi trend that is now finding very few takers. We spent a day with one such taanga wala
Gaon Connection
Cold wave, rainfall anomaly, floods, drought, heatwave and cyclones — 2019 sets new records in extreme weather events
The year 2019 will be remembered for breaking several previous records of extreme weather events be it the cold wave, large-scale rainfall anomalies, or the number of cyclones