Board examinations are a month away and schools are shut due to the rising threat of the Omicron variant of COVID19. Rural students are worried as a majority of them have no access to smartphones or the internet to access online classes. They fear the digital divide will cost them their future.

Board examinations are a month away and schools are shut due to the rising threat of the Omicron variant of COVID19. Rural students are worried as a majority of them have no access to smartphones or the internet to access online classes. They fear the digital divide will cost them their future.

People living along the Sarayu river in Uttar Pradesh are used to the annual cycle of floods during the monsoon season which ends with September. However, this year, torrential rains between October 17-20 have inundated several villages that had barely recovered from the earlier cycle of floods.

People living along the Sarayu river in Uttar Pradesh are used to the annual cycle of floods during the monsoon season which ends with September. However, this year, torrential rains between October 17-20 have inundated several villages that had barely recovered from the earlier cycle of floods.

Last year, due to a series of COVID lockdowns, prices of potato had touched up to Rs 43 per kilogram, as supply chains were affected. Hoping to make profits, farmers took up potato cultivation in a big way this year. But a bumper crop has now sent the prices crashing down.

Last year, due to a series of COVID lockdowns, prices of potato had touched up to Rs 43 per kilogram, as supply chains were affected. Hoping to make profits, farmers took up potato cultivation in a big way this year. But a bumper crop has now sent the prices crashing down.

With the rise in cases of dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the state, Uttar Pradesh has launched a door to door survey to screen its rural population for fever, tuberculosis and other health issues. Information about COVID vaccination is also being gathered. However, ASHAs complain of lack of proper payment for the additional work.

With the rise in cases of dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the state, Uttar Pradesh has launched a door to door survey to screen its rural population for fever, tuberculosis and other health issues. Information about COVID vaccination is also being gathered. However, ASHAs complain of lack of proper payment for the additional work.

At least 644 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh are facing floods with about 300 villages completely marooned. Ghaghra river is flowing above its danger level, and has caused havoc in Sitapur and Barabanki districts where villagers have lost both their homes and farmlands. Gaon Connection’s ground report.

At least 644 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh are facing floods with about 300 villages completely marooned. Ghaghra river is flowing above its danger level, and has caused havoc in Sitapur and Barabanki districts where villagers have lost both their homes and farmlands. Gaon Connection’s ground report.

India is the world’s largest producer and exporter of peppermint, and close to 80% of the peppermint comes from Uttar Pradesh. But the recent heavy rainfall has washed away the harvest of farmers in the state. Can adopting the ‘Early Mint Technology’ help?

India is the world’s largest producer and exporter of peppermint, and close to 80% of the peppermint comes from Uttar Pradesh. But the recent heavy rainfall has washed away the harvest of farmers in the state. Can adopting the ‘Early Mint Technology’ help?

India is the world’s largest producer and exporter of peppermint, and close to 80% of the peppermint comes from Uttar Pradesh. But the recent heavy rainfall has washed away the harvest of farmers in the state. Can adopting the ‘Early Mint Technology’ help?

As the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic hit the villages in the country, it also exposed the woeful inadequacies of the rural PHCs. In such a time, the villagers reposed their trust in the jhola chaap, for treatment of various ailments. Meet Rajesh Kumar, who runs a ‘clinic’ in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

As the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic hit the villages in the country, it also exposed the woeful inadequacies of the rural PHCs. In such a time, the villagers reposed their trust in the jhola chaap, for treatment of various ailments. Meet Rajesh Kumar, who runs a ‘clinic’ in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

As the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic hit the villages in the country, it also exposed the woeful inadequacies of the rural PHCs. In such a time, the villagers reposed their trust in the jhola chaap, for treatment of various ailments. Meet Rajesh Kumar, who runs a ‘clinic’ in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

KK Gupta, a senior filaria inspector, has gone out of his way to help people in need. In the course of the COVID 19 pandemic, he has personally performed last rites of people, fed the poor and the hungry, and organised transportation for stranded migrant labourers.

KK Gupta, a senior filaria inspector, has gone out of his way to help people in need. In the course of the COVID 19 pandemic, he has personally performed last rites of people, fed the poor and the hungry, and organised transportation for stranded migrant labourers.

KK Gupta, a senior filaria inspector, has gone out of his way to help people in need. In the course of the COVID 19 pandemic, he has personally performed last rites of people, fed the poor and the hungry, and organised transportation for stranded migrant labourers.

On May 6, Gaon Connection reported on the absence and the dysfunctional condition of ventilators in some of the district hospitals in Uttar Pradesh. A week after the report, Barabanki, Mirzapur and Allahabad districts in the state have initiated procurement of ventilators, technicians to operate them, and oxygen concentrators for their health facilities.