10-12 hours of hard labour a day to earn Rs 100: Child labour thrives in the brick kilns of Rajasthan
10-12 hours of hard labour a day to earn Rs 100: Child labour thrives in the brick kilns of Rajasthan

Wed, 29 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Deprived of nutrition, education and a safe environment, the number of child labourers in India is 10.1 million of which over 252,000 are in Rajasthan alone. A large number of these children work in the brick kilns under harsh conditions for a meagre wage. Their migrant parents, who are under heavy debt, are often forced to push them into child labour. A ground report from Bhilwara.

10-12 hours of hard labour a day to earn Rs 100: Child labour thrives in the brick kilns of Rajasthan
10-12 hours of hard labour a day to earn Rs 100: Child labour thrives in the brick kilns of Rajasthan

Wed, 29 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Deprived of nutrition, education and a safe environment, the number of child labourers in India is 10.1 million of which over 252,000 are in Rajasthan alone. A large number of these children work in the brick kilns under harsh conditions for a meagre wage. Their migrant parents, who are under heavy debt, are often forced to push them into child labour. A ground report from Bhilwara.

This bride from Pakistan is all set to unite with her husband in Jaisalmer after a wait of two and a half years
This bride from Pakistan is all set to unite with her husband in Jaisalmer after a wait of two and a half years

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Soon after their wedding was solemnised in Pakistan, the Pulwama attacks led to both Pakistan and India shutting down their borders. It left newly married Nirmala in Umerkot, Pakistan in the lurch. Her passport was blacklisted and she was not granted a visa. But, on August 14, she was given her visa and she is coming home to Vikram Singh, her husband.

This bride from Pakistan is all set to unite with her husband in Jaisalmer after a wait of two and a half years
This bride from Pakistan is all set to unite with her husband in Jaisalmer after a wait of two and a half years

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Soon after their wedding was solemnised in Pakistan, the Pulwama attacks led to both Pakistan and India shutting down their borders. It left newly married Nirmala in Umerkot, Pakistan in the lurch. Her passport was blacklisted and she was not granted a visa. But, on August 14, she was given her visa and she is coming home to Vikram Singh, her husband.

Villages in Jaisalmer stare at drought but Banjaron Ki Dhani has clean and safe drinking water
Villages in Jaisalmer stare at drought but Banjaron Ki Dhani has clean and safe drinking water

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

This monsoon season, Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan has received next to no rainfall. But a rainwater harvesting initiative has helped a nomadic community in the desert district to capture rainwater and collect sufficient water for drinking purposes.

Villages in Jaisalmer stare at drought but Banjaron Ki Dhani has clean and safe drinking water
Villages in Jaisalmer stare at drought but Banjaron Ki Dhani has clean and safe drinking water

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

This monsoon season, Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan has received next to no rainfall. But a rainwater harvesting initiative has helped a nomadic community in the desert district to capture rainwater and collect sufficient water for drinking purposes.

Thousands of tribal women chart their own future after vocational training
Thousands of tribal women chart their own future after vocational training

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

About 4,300 women in Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Rajasthan have gone on to set up their own enterprises after undergoing skill development training offered by the Dungarpur Municipal Council and local non-profits.

Thousands of tribal women chart their own future after vocational training
Thousands of tribal women chart their own future after vocational training

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

About 4,300 women in Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Rajasthan have gone on to set up their own enterprises after undergoing skill development training offered by the Dungarpur Municipal Council and local non-profits.

Thousands of tribal women chart their own future after vocational training
Thousands of tribal women chart their own future after vocational training

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

About 4,300 women in Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Rajasthan have gone on to set up their own enterprises after undergoing skill development training offered by the Dungarpur Municipal Council and local non-profits.

Fighting tuberculosis with nutri-gardens
Fighting tuberculosis with nutri-gardens

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Rajasthan’s suposhan vatika scheme of creating gardens to grow fruits and vegetables as a means of tackling malnutrition can also play an important role in the central government’s programme to eradicate TB by 2025.

Fighting tuberculosis with nutri-gardens
Fighting tuberculosis with nutri-gardens

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Rajasthan’s suposhan vatika scheme of creating gardens to grow fruits and vegetables as a means of tackling malnutrition can also play an important role in the central government’s programme to eradicate TB by 2025.

Fighting tuberculosis with nutri-gardens
Fighting tuberculosis with nutri-gardens

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Rajasthan’s suposhan vatika scheme of creating gardens to grow fruits and vegetables as a means of tackling malnutrition can also play an important role in the central government’s programme to eradicate TB by 2025.

Re 1 in Rajasthan, Re 0 in Kerala: Centre announces ‘minimal’ increase in minimum wages for MGNREGA labourers
Re 1 in Rajasthan, Re 0 in Kerala: Centre announces ‘minimal’ increase in minimum wages for MGNREGA labourers

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

According to the Centre’s recent notification, the MGNREGA wage has increased by a rupee in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, while it hasn’t increased at all in Kerala and Lakshadweep. Highest daily wage increase in Meghalaya at Rs 23.

Re 1 in Rajasthan, Re 0 in Kerala: Centre announces ‘minimal’ increase in minimum wages for MGNREGA labourers
Re 1 in Rajasthan, Re 0 in Kerala: Centre announces ‘minimal’ increase in minimum wages for MGNREGA labourers

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

According to the Centre’s recent notification, the MGNREGA wage has increased by a rupee in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, while it hasn’t increased at all in Kerala and Lakshadweep. Highest daily wage increase in Meghalaya at Rs 23.

Re 1 in Rajasthan, Re 0 in Kerala: Centre announces ‘minimal’ increase in minimum wages for MGNREGA labourers
Re 1 in Rajasthan, Re 0 in Kerala: Centre announces ‘minimal’ increase in minimum wages for MGNREGA labourers

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

According to the Centre’s recent notification, the MGNREGA wage has increased by a rupee in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, while it hasn’t increased at all in Kerala and Lakshadweep. Highest daily wage increase in Meghalaya at Rs 23.

Love across the border: After a two-year wait, two brides from Pakistan reach their husbands in India
Love across the border: After a two-year wait, two brides from Pakistan reach their husbands in India

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Three families in Rajasthan got their sons married to girls from across the border in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The Pulwama blast and the COVID-19 pandemic saw their visas being rejected. Two brides are finally in India. A third is waiting to come to her marital home.

Love across the border: After a two-year wait, two brides from Pakistan reach their husbands in India
Love across the border: After a two-year wait, two brides from Pakistan reach their husbands in India

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Three families in Rajasthan got their sons married to girls from across the border in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The Pulwama blast and the COVID-19 pandemic saw their visas being rejected. Two brides are finally in India. A third is waiting to come to her marital home.

Love across the border: After a two-year wait, two brides from Pakistan reach their husbands in India
Love across the border: After a two-year wait, two brides from Pakistan reach their husbands in India

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Three families in Rajasthan got their sons married to girls from across the border in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The Pulwama blast and the COVID-19 pandemic saw their visas being rejected. Two brides are finally in India. A third is waiting to come to her marital home.

Interview: PM Modi’s govt isn’t repealing farm laws because it has made it an ego issue, says Hanuman Beniwal
Interview: PM Modi’s govt isn’t repealing farm laws because it has made it an ego issue, says Hanuman Beniwal

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Rashtriya Loktantrik Party convenor and Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur Hanuman Beniwal is known for his significant support base amongst the farmers. Beniwal’s party was amongst one of the erstwhile BJP allies who recently cut off ties with the NDA alliance in the wake of the three controversial farm laws.

Interview: PM Modi’s govt isn’t repealing farm laws because it has made it an ego issue, says Hanuman Beniwal
Interview: PM Modi’s govt isn’t repealing farm laws because it has made it an ego issue, says Hanuman Beniwal

Sun, 12 May 2024

By Madhav Sharma

Rashtriya Loktantrik Party convenor and Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur Hanuman Beniwal is known for his significant support base amongst the farmers. Beniwal’s party was amongst one of the erstwhile BJP allies who recently cut off ties with the NDA alliance in the wake of the three controversial farm laws.

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