The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.

The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.

The Climate Connection Report 2023 by Gaon Connection brings together its reportage on climate change this year in the form of a free-to-download book of 75 stories so that we can join the dots and see a pattern in the scattered stories of the changing environment.

The Climate Connection Report 2023 by Gaon Connection brings together its reportage on climate change this year in the form of a free-to-download book of 75 stories so that we can join the dots and see a pattern in the scattered stories of the changing environment.

There are some memories that will never go away. Here is one of mine — of climbing up 13 kilometres to the Vaishno Devi shrine. And eating hot, sticky and crisp jalebis on Dussehra.

There are some memories that will never go away. Here is one of mine — of climbing up 13 kilometres to the Vaishno Devi shrine. And eating hot, sticky and crisp jalebis on Dussehra.

In a conversation with Gaon Connection’s Managing Editor, Nidhi Jamwal, Head of Climate Research and Services at IMD Pune, KS Hosalikar, talks about India’s first ever National Framework For Climate Services whose preparations are underway.

In a conversation with Gaon Connection’s Managing Editor, Nidhi Jamwal, Head of Climate Research and Services at IMD Pune, KS Hosalikar, talks about India’s first ever National Framework For Climate Services whose preparations are underway.

Addressing female literacy and girls education remains a challenge in remote villages of Rajasthan. Sakhiyon Ki Baadi, a community-based learning initiative, is bringing tribal girls to the school.

Addressing female literacy and girls education remains a challenge in remote villages of Rajasthan. Sakhiyon Ki Baadi, a community-based learning initiative, is bringing tribal girls to the school.

Young tribal women from Dungarpur, Rajasthan, who had never stepped out of their villages are now working in private companies in other states due to a skilling and vocational training project that is changing lives.

Young tribal women from Dungarpur, Rajasthan, who had never stepped out of their villages are now working in private companies in other states due to a skilling and vocational training project that is changing lives.

...in the hearts and minds of thousands of rural children she has taught for 51 years at the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, and the countless lives she touched.

...in the hearts and minds of thousands of rural children she has taught for 51 years at the Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, and the countless lives she touched.

What if one day you woke up to find yourself in waist-deep water, your toilet submerged in dirty floodwater? And have to live that way, not for a day or two, but for weeks together…

What if one day you woke up to find yourself in waist-deep water, your toilet submerged in dirty floodwater? And have to live that way, not for a day or two, but for weeks together…

While power projects bring prosperity to the nation, people living in its shadow are often left behind when it comes to enjoying the benefits. Development projects must prioritise health and livelihoods of local populations. Development has to be ‘just’.

While power projects bring prosperity to the nation, people living in its shadow are often left behind when it comes to enjoying the benefits. Development projects must prioritise health and livelihoods of local populations. Development has to be ‘just’.

The monsoon clouds this year brought memories of Manoj Misra ji, the river warrior, with whom I have enjoyed informed conversations about rivers, monsoon and rainfall. He passed away on June 4, leaving behind a void in the environment conservation movement in the country.

The monsoon clouds this year brought memories of Manoj Misra ji, the river warrior, with whom I have enjoyed informed conversations about rivers, monsoon and rainfall. He passed away on June 4, leaving behind a void in the environment conservation movement in the country.