Families of the Santhal schedule tribe in Jharkhand are forced to descend into dangerous rat-hole mines to collect mica scrap for livelihood. Often they get buried alive when these illegal mines collapse. Those who survive suffer various health problems including breathing illnesses and even tuberculosis
The fisheries sector provides employment to more than 14 million people. However, these fisherfolk are staring at a gloomy future as livelihoods get affected and unemployment looms
For development projects, like the construction of metros or bullet trains, authorities cut trees and then promise to compensate by planting saplings as many as three or four times for every tree cut. But how many of these saplings actually survive? The reality is hard to digest
For young girls in villages, education is a luxury. But most of them are forced to discontinue their studies even before completing secondary education. Besides safety issues, there are many reasons behind their dropping out. In order to understand the roadblocks, Gaon Connection interviewed many girls in villages in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh
A joint investigation by Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti & Gujarat Pollution Control Board revealed that the last 120 kms of the Sabarmati river comprises just industrial effluents and sewage
Child lifting rumours are doing the round yet again. Gaon Connection spoke to police authorities, sociologists and cyber-crime experts to understand what triggers rumour mongering, which leads to mob lynching incidents
Each school receives Rs 4.48 per child for a midday meal. If a school has a strength of 100, it will get Rs 450 per day. Even by trying really, really hard, one may save a maximum of Rs 1,500-2,000, said gram pradhans and headmasters. So, where are the loopholes?
Prawns are a favourite of both gourmet chefs and gourmands. However, prawn farmers often have to toil under the harsh sun and the humid air, which makes their skin leathery to touch
People of Uppada, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, are facing nature’s wrath. The village has had to move multiple times due to coastal erosion
Internet services were suspended in around 50 districts in seven states after protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill turned violent. Those living in rural India have suffered the most