बुजुर्ग महिलाओं को पढ़ना-लिखना सिखाना बीना सिंह का मिशन है। 2019 से, अपने एनजीओ, आइडियल वुमन वेलफेयर सोसाइटी के जरिए बीना देवी दादियों और नानियों को मुफ्त में पढ़ा रही हैं। इस पहल ने बुजुर्ग महिलाओं को सशक्त और स्वतंत्र महसूस करने में मदद की है।

It is Beena Singh's mission to teach old women to read and write. Since 2019, through her NGO, Ideal Women Welfare Society, Devi has been teaching grandmothers and mothers, without charging any fee. The initiative has helped elderly women feel empowered and independent.

It is Beena Singh's mission to teach old women to read and write. Since 2019, through her NGO, Ideal Women Welfare Society, Devi has been teaching grandmothers and mothers, without charging any fee. The initiative has helped elderly women feel empowered and independent.

On October 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 600 farmers' centres which seek to provide agriculture-related solutions and make farming easier for the cultivators. Gaon Connection visited one such centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to take stock of how this new initiative is being implemented. Details here.

On October 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 600 farmers' centres which seek to provide agriculture-related solutions and make farming easier for the cultivators. Gaon Connection visited one such centre in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to take stock of how this new initiative is being implemented. Details here.

The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better technology to meet the surge in demand for earthen lamps in the Diwali festival. Potters claim their production has doubled since they switched to using bijli wali chaak.

The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better technology to meet the surge in demand for earthen lamps in the Diwali festival. Potters claim their production has doubled since they switched to using bijli wali chaak.

Thousands of farmers in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi cultivate flowers. Navratri and Diwali are when they earn maximum profits. While untimely October rains have destroyed a part of their produce, they hope Diwali sales will help compensate for their losses.

Thousands of farmers in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi cultivate flowers. Navratri and Diwali are when they earn maximum profits. While untimely October rains have destroyed a part of their produce, they hope Diwali sales will help compensate for their losses.

Deficient monsoon rainfall has affected millions of farmers across 65 districts in Uttar Pradesh. While they are demanding an official declaration of drought, farmers from at least 18 other districts in the state were hit by floods leading to further crop losses. The state government has announced a drought survey and also flood relief. But farmers say it is too little, too late.

Deficient monsoon rainfall has affected millions of farmers across 65 districts in Uttar Pradesh. While they are demanding an official declaration of drought, farmers from at least 18 other districts in the state were hit by floods leading to further crop losses. The state government has announced a drought survey and also flood relief. But farmers say it is too little, too late.

Using tobacco is an invitation to death – this was the message that was promoted at the day long youth festival held at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Every year nearly 15 lakh young people lose their lives to cancer and other serious health disorders directly related to tobacco use.

Using tobacco is an invitation to death – this was the message that was promoted at the day long youth festival held at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Every year nearly 15 lakh young people lose their lives to cancer and other serious health disorders directly related to tobacco use.

देश की दूसरी कलाओं की तरह जो सालों से घटती रहीं और गायब हो गईं, वाराणसी उत्तर प्रदेश की गुलाबी मीनाकारी भी धीरे-धीरे समाप्त हो रही थी। लेकिन, जीआई टैग और सरकार के प्रोत्साहन ने इसे बढ़ावा दिया है। कई महिलाएं इस कला से अपनी रोजी रोटी कमा रही हैं क्योंकि उन्हें इस कला में प्रशिक्षित किया जा रहा है।

Like a host of other art forms in the country that have dwindled and disappeared over the years, the Gulabi Meenakari art form in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was also petering out. But, a GI tag, and encouragement from the government in promoting it, has given it a shot in the arm. Many women are earning a livelihood as they are being trained in it.

Like a host of other art forms in the country that have dwindled and disappeared over the years, the Gulabi Meenakari art form in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was also petering out. But, a GI tag, and encouragement from the government in promoting it, has given it a shot in the arm. Many women are earning a livelihood as they are being trained in it.

तौकते ने महाराष्ट्र के अलावा गुजरात व केंद्र शासित प्रदेश दीव में भी अपना कहर बरपाय है। इससे जहां आर्थिक रूप से क्षेत्र के लोगों को नुकसान हुआ है, वहीं इसकी दहशत अब भी उनके जहन में ताजा है।

देश में कोरोना के मामले दिन ब दिन बढ़ते जा रहे हैं। इसे देखते हुए गुजरात के कुछ गांवों ने स्वैच्छिक लॉकडाउन के फैसला लिया है। इसके लिए बाकायदा गाइडलाइंस भी जारी की गई हैं। नियम तोड़ने पर जुर्माने का भी प्रावधान है।

टिड्डियों पर प्रभावी नियंत्रण पाने के लिए ऊंचे पेड़ों और दुर्गम क्षेत्रों में कीटनाशकों के छिड़काव के लिए ड्रोन की मदद ली गई, भारत दुनिया का ऐसा पहला देश है जो टिड्डी नियंत्रण के लिए ड्रोन का उपयोग किया गया।