Lemongrass cultivation greens Banka’s barren land and promises profit to farmers

Nearly 1,000 acres of ‘banjar bhoomi’ in Banka district of Bihar is today flush with green as lemongrass cultivation has...

World AIDS Day: 11 steps to reduce AIDS deaths in India

In India, about 60,000 AIDS-related deaths were estimated in 2019. People living with HIV in India currently do not have...

He threw the liquor bottle to pick up the spice jar and they lived happily ever after

Gaon Connection collaborates with the World Health Organization for a social campaign against alcohol abuse. Video and audio stories along...

“Arsenic has entered the food chain through irrigation water… it can cause cancer, mental retardation”

Ashok Kumar Ghosh, chairperson, Bihar State Pollution Control Board, and professor and Head of Department, Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research...

Anaemia in children on the rise in India; 72.7% under-5 kids in rural Madhya Pradesh anaemic

According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (2020-21) released today, child nutrition indicators have slightly improved in rural India, but...

Tribal women from Koraput make a clean sweep with traditional brooms

The humble broom has become an empowering source of livelihood for 1,500 tribal families in Koraput district of Odisha. Adivasi...

The whisper of the world-famous Banka silk from Bihar is being silenced

The musical clatter of the handlooms that signalled the making of the beautiful tussar silk may be heard no more...

‘Sharaab cheez hi aisi hai, na chhodi jaaye’: Neelesh Misra pens a powerful poem on alcohol abuse — WATCH

Meri Pyaari Zindagi, the collaborative campaign of Gaon Connection and World Health Organization South East Asia, against alcohol abuse brings...

POSHAN on wheels, nutri-kits and mobile anganwadis to tackle malnutrition in Assam

The recently released National Family and Health Survey 2019-20 shows an increase in ‘wasted’ children in Assam who have low...

Pushkar’s camel fair is back after a two-year hiatus, but the response to it is lacklustre

Their animals are no longer drawing in the crowds, say camel herders. Shrinking number of camels, mechanisation and a stringent...