Cyclone Amphan leaves trail of destruction in Sundarbans
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Livelihood
Cyclone Amphan leaves trail of destruction in Sundarbans
Already in distress due to lockdown, horticulture farmers of Sundarbans suffer saltwater intrusion and loss of trees to Cyclone Amphan, while tiger widows lose livelihoods and homes
Gurvinder Singh | Jun 01, 2020 | South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Farmer producer company successfully implements farm-to-home model during lockdown
Connecting farmers who had surplus produce and consumers who lacked access to vegetables and fruits, a farmer producer company in Karnataka bridges the gap, benefitting both
Nikhila Shastry and Sharmishtha Bose | May 25, 2020 | Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Volunteers in Odisha ensure stranded migrants do not go hungry
Social service personnel working on migration issues network with philanthropists, administrators and volunteers to ensure stranded Odia migrants and other state migrants in Odisha are fed
Rakhi Ghosh | May 22, 2020 | Odisha
Governance
Women use mobile phones to maintain land records
Over half a million women, trained to access and maintain their land records through mobile phones, have learned to complete documentation, so that they are registered as owners
Gurvinder Singh | May 27, 2020 | Alipurduar, West Bengal
Health
Adolescent girls progress towards complete empowerment
Repressive norms pushed adolescent girls to poor health and early marriage. Bringing them together into groups has helped them improve their health, stop child marriage and learn vocational skills
Deepanwita Niyogi | May 29, 2020 | Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
Education
Lockdown break will undo remote tribal students’ learning
First generation learners in remote villages lack online and community resources to learn at home during lockdown, as mandated by government. They will need to relearn, to make up for lost time
Samiksha Godse | May 18, 2020 | Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
Multi-pronged approach will reboot flagging rural economy
