महिलाओं को आत्मनिर्भर बनाता ई-कॉमर्स डिलीवरी प्लेटफार्म
महिलाओं को आत्मनिर्भर बनाता ई-कॉमर्स डिलीवरी प्लेटफार्म

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

ईवेन कार्गो - एक डिलीवरी और लॉजिस्टिक्स प्लेटफॉर्म देश भर में लगभग 250 महिलाओं को लॉजिस्टिक्स और परिवहन क्षेत्र में अवसर प्रदान करके आजीविका प्रदान कर रहा है। गाँव कनेक्शन ने ग्रामीण इलाकों की उन दो महिलाओं से बात की जो ई-कॉमर्स प्लेटफॉर्म के लिए डिलीवरी पर्सन के रूप में काम करती हैं ताकि यह पता लगाया जा सके कि आजीविका के अवसर ने उनके जीवन में कैसे बदलाव लाया है।

Here's how a goods delivery platform is providing self-reliance to women
Here's how a goods delivery platform is providing self-reliance to women

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

Even Cargo — a delivery and logistics platform is providing livelihoods to about 250 women across the country by providing them opportunities in the logistics and transport sector. Gaon Connection spoke to two of these women from the rural areas who work as delivery persons for e-commerce platforms to find out how the livelihood opportunity has brought about a change in their lives. Details here.

Here's how a goods delivery platform is providing self-reliance to women
Here's how a goods delivery platform is providing self-reliance to women

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

Even Cargo — a delivery and logistics platform is providing livelihoods to about 250 women across the country by providing them opportunities in the logistics and transport sector. Gaon Connection spoke to two of these women from the rural areas who work as delivery persons for e-commerce platforms to find out how the livelihood opportunity has brought about a change in their lives. Details here.

India prohibits wheat exports: Is it too little, too late?
India prohibits wheat exports: Is it too little, too late?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

On May 13, the Commerce Ministry prohibited the export of wheat by private traders and limited it to government-to-government channels. The order has left farmers high and dry, and there are fears of hoarding and blackmarketing. Gaon Connection spoke with farmers, traders and agri sector experts to understand the impact of the recent notification.

India prohibits wheat exports: Is it too little, too late?
India prohibits wheat exports: Is it too little, too late?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

On May 13, the Commerce Ministry prohibited the export of wheat by private traders and limited it to government-to-government channels. The order has left farmers high and dry, and there are fears of hoarding and blackmarketing. Gaon Connection spoke with farmers, traders and agri sector experts to understand the impact of the recent notification.

"हम नमक के साथ रोटी खाते हैं": बढ़ती महंगाई से त्रस्त ग्रामीण भारत
"हम नमक के साथ रोटी खाते हैं": बढ़ती महंगाई से त्रस्त ग्रामीण भारत

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

पिछले दो महीनों में वस्तुओं की कीमतों में लगातार वृद्धि हो रही है। ग्रामीण भारत में खाद्य मूल्य मुद्रास्फीति की दर एक वर्ष में लगभग दोगुनी हो गई है और शहरी भारत की तुलना में अधिक है। ग्रामीण परिवारों में दाल, सब्जी और दूध की खपत कम हो गई है। विशेषज्ञों ने चेतावनी दी है कि इसका प्रभाव आगे स्वास्थ्य पर भी पड़ सकता है। महंगाई पर गाँव कनेक्शन की ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट।

"We eat roti with salt": High inflation has shrunk the food basket of rural Indians
"We eat roti with salt": High inflation has shrunk the food basket of rural Indians

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

There has been a continuous rise in the prices of commodities in the last two months. The food price inflation rate in rural India has almost doubled in a year, and is higher than in urban India. Rural citizens have reduced the consumption of pulses, vegetables and milk. This is likely to have long-term health impacts, warn experts. A Gaon Connection report.

"We eat roti with salt": High inflation has shrunk the food basket of rural Indians
"We eat roti with salt": High inflation has shrunk the food basket of rural Indians

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

There has been a continuous rise in the prices of commodities in the last two months. The food price inflation rate in rural India has almost doubled in a year, and is higher than in urban India. Rural citizens have reduced the consumption of pulses, vegetables and milk. This is likely to have long-term health impacts, warn experts. A Gaon Connection report.

भारतीय गेहूं निर्यातकों के लिए बोनस, लेकिन गरीबों को दिए जाने वाले गेहूं के कोटे में कटौती
भारतीय गेहूं निर्यातकों के लिए बोनस, लेकिन गरीबों को दिए जाने वाले गेहूं के कोटे में कटौती

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

भारतीय गेहूं बाजार कम उत्पाद और कम सरकारी खरीद की वजह से स्‍थ‍िर है। साथ ही यूक्रेन-रूस युद्ध के कारण भारतीय गेहूं की मांग वैश्विक बाजार में उच्‍च स्‍तर पर है। जहां भारत सरकार ने पीएम गरीब कल्याण अन्न योजना के तहत दिए जाने वाले गेहूं आवंटन की मात्रा में संशोधन किया है तो वहीं गेहूं निर्यातकों को भारी मुनाफा होने की संभावना है। खाद्य अधिकार विशेषज्ञ देश में गेहूं की संभावित कमी की चेतावनी दे रहे हैं। गाँव कनेक्शन ने इस पर विस्‍तृत रिपोर्ट की है।

Rising exports, low procurement and a drop in wheat yield: Is India headed for a wheat shortage?
Rising exports, low procurement and a drop in wheat yield: Is India headed for a wheat shortage?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

India's wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in the country are getting higher prices for their wheat, which is mostly being sold in the open market. Wheat procurement by sarkari mandis is low. Also, the heatwave has led to a drop in wheat yields this year. Is there an impending wheat crisis in the country? Gaon Connection finds out.

Rising exports, low procurement and a drop in wheat yield: Is India headed for a wheat shortage?
Rising exports, low procurement and a drop in wheat yield: Is India headed for a wheat shortage?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

India's wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in the country are getting higher prices for their wheat, which is mostly being sold in the open market. Wheat procurement by sarkari mandis is low. Also, the heatwave has led to a drop in wheat yields this year. Is there an impending wheat crisis in the country? Gaon Connection finds out.

मेलघाट टाइगर रिजर्व के अंगार मुक्त अभियान में शामिल हुए स्थानीय लोग, जंगल की आग में आई कमी
मेलघाट टाइगर रिजर्व के अंगार मुक्त अभियान में शामिल हुए स्थानीय लोग, जंगल की आग में आई कमी

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

जंगल की आग के बारे में स्थानीय ग्रामीणों को जागरूक करने के लिए अंगार मुक्त अभियान शुरू किया गया है। टाइगर रिजर्व के 113 बफर गांवों में आयोजित इस कार्यक्रम में करीब 10,000 लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया। मेलघाट में जंगल की आग की घटनाएं 2016 की तुलना में 379 से घटकर 2021 में 221 हो गई हैं।

Melghat Tiger Reserve's Anghar Mukt Abhiyan has brought down forest fires by involving local communities
Melghat Tiger Reserve's Anghar Mukt Abhiyan has brought down forest fires by involving local communities

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

The Anghar Mukt Abhiyan is an awareness campaign to sensitise the local villagers regarding forest fire. The programme, conducted in 113 buffer villages of the tiger reserve, has witnessed participation of close to 10,000 people. The incidence of forest fires in Melghat has come down from 379 in 2016 to 221 in 2021.

Melghat Tiger Reserve's Anghar Mukt Abhiyan has brought down forest fires by involving local communities
Melghat Tiger Reserve's Anghar Mukt Abhiyan has brought down forest fires by involving local communities

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

The Anghar Mukt Abhiyan is an awareness campaign to sensitise the local villagers regarding forest fire. The programme, conducted in 113 buffer villages of the tiger reserve, has witnessed participation of close to 10,000 people. The incidence of forest fires in Melghat has come down from 379 in 2016 to 221 in 2021.

मध्य प्रदेश में ग्रामीण महिलाओं को कृषि उद्यमियों के तौर पर प्रशिक्षण देकर उन्हें सशक्त बनाने की एक पहल
मध्य प्रदेश में ग्रामीण महिलाओं को कृषि उद्यमियों के तौर पर प्रशिक्षण देकर उन्हें सशक्त बनाने की एक पहल

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

मध्य प्रदेश के ग्रामीण इलाकों में लोगों को सशक्त बनाने के लिए एक संयुक्त प्रयास की पहल की गई है। इसके तहत उन्हें प्रशिक्षण दिया जा रहा है जिससे वे कृषि उद्यमी बन आर्थिक रुप से स्वतंत्र हो सके। ये उद्यमी ना सिर्फ किसानों को उनकी फसल बिकवाने में मदद करते हैं, बल्कि खेती से जुड़ी कई योजनाओं की जानकारी का प्रचार प्रसार भी करते हैं।

Rural women trained as agri entrepreneurs to support farmers in Madhya Pradesh
Rural women trained as agri entrepreneurs to support farmers in Madhya Pradesh

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

An initiative is empowering people in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh to become financially independent by providing them training to become krishi udyami. These entrepreneurs not only help farmers sell their crops, but also disseminate information regarding various farming related schemes.

Rural women trained as agri entrepreneurs to support farmers in Madhya Pradesh
Rural women trained as agri entrepreneurs to support farmers in Madhya Pradesh

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

An initiative is empowering people in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh to become financially independent by providing them training to become krishi udyami. These entrepreneurs not only help farmers sell their crops, but also disseminate information regarding various farming related schemes.

क्या जलवायु परिवर्तन है जंगल की आग के पीछे की वजह?
क्या जलवायु परिवर्तन है जंगल की आग के पीछे की वजह?

Tue, 13 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

राजस्थान के सरिस्का टाइगर रिजर्व के जंगल में 27 मार्च को आग लग गई और चार दिन तक जलता रहा। मध्य प्रदेश, छत्तीसगढ़, ओडिशा और तमिलनाडु से जंगल में आग लगने की ऐसी ही खबरें सामने आई हैं। जंगल की आग की घटनाओं में वृद्धि भारत में गर्मी की लहर की स्थिति के साथ मेल खाती है, जो विशेषज्ञ जलवायु परिवर्तन के प्रतिकूल प्रभावों के लिए जिम्मेदार हैं। लेकिन क्या दोनों के बीच कोई संबंध है? अधिक जानने के लिए पढ़ें।

Climate change induced heat waves responsible for forest fire incidents?
Climate change induced heat waves responsible for forest fire incidents?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

The forest of Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve caught fire on March 27 and continued to burn for four days. Similar reports of forest fires have surfaced from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The rise in the incidence of forest fires coincide with the heat wave conditions in India which experts attribute to the adverse effects of climate change. But is there a link between the two? Read on to know more.

Climate change induced heat waves responsible for forest fire incidents?
Climate change induced heat waves responsible for forest fire incidents?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Sarah Khan

The forest of Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve caught fire on March 27 and continued to burn for four days. Similar reports of forest fires have surfaced from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The rise in the incidence of forest fires coincide with the heat wave conditions in India which experts attribute to the adverse effects of climate change. But is there a link between the two? Read on to know more.

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