Ujjwala scheme fails to benefit rural women in Kashmir; opposition alleges scam

Economically weak rural residents in Jammu and Kashmir allege that either they have been asked to pay for the free...

Can India safeguard its 50 native breeds of cows?

There are 50 breeds of native cows in India with maximum numbers of Gir, Lakhimi and Sahiwal cows. The native...

Here’s how his father’s briefing on alcohol helped him assert his ‘choice’ at freshers party

Gaon Connection has collaborated with the World Health Organization South-East Asia (WHO SEARO) for a social campaign – ‘Meri Pyaari...

Prime Minister Modi’s Banas Dairy Project aims to strengthen rural economy

The Banas Dairy project in Varanasi aims to empower thousands of farmers and milk producers of Purvanchal region. Besides milk,...

Migrant labourer returns to his village; reaps profit by employing modern farming techniques

Once a debt-ridden family of daily wage migrant labourers, Suresh Prajapati’s household is now reaping profits by cultivating vegetables in...

Rural women to get Rs 5,000 approved loans; 50 million self-help group members to benefit

A new programme by the Union Rural Development Ministry promises an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000 to self-help group women...

We asked some young people about their addictions — here’s what gives them a ‘high’

Gaon Connection collaborates with the World Health Organization South-East Asia (WHO SEARO) for a social campaign – ‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’...

UP govt’s ‘bijli sakhi’ scheme empowers women — 5,395 volunteers completed electricity bill collection worth Rs 625 million so far

At present, 73 cluster level associations have been registered on the portal of UPPCL as an agency for electricity bill...

Rajasthan’s professional mourners, Rudaalis, are slipping away and need rehabilitation

Due to an increase in literacy, the Rudaali tradition is slowly fading away in Rajasthan. People now prefer quieter funerals,...

Gaon Connection impact: After report on radioactive contamination, Bihar’s groundwater to be tested for uranium

Bihar’s Public Health Engineering Department and Central Ground Water Board will jointly conduct an investigation to assess the levels of...