Blog – Page 161 – Village Square

December 9, 2016

A recently dug farm pond with no water even after the monsoon rains. (Photo by Nidhi Jamwal)

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Faulty farm ponds pockmark tribal villages in Palghar

Constructed under the Maharashtra government’s Jalyukt Shivar scheme to end water scarcity in the state, these structures hold no water. Some were washed away in the first rains, making a mockery of the implementation

December 7, 2016

Locally bred goats fetch a regular income. (Photo by Sharada Balasubramanian)

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Integrated organic farming revives Nemmeli’s fields

A holistic method of organic farming has reversed the harm reached to Nemmeli village due to high-intensity, high-inputs agriculture. It has also helped in pushing back soil salinity

December 5, 2016

A village school in Assam. (Photo by Michael Foley)

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New education policy fails to address issues of equity

The 2016 education policy of India reinforces the status quo through its tacit acceptance of stratified education, the intense focus on regimented outcomes and competition, and its inability to decentralize and empower teachers

December 2, 2016

Those in the supply chain of perishable farm goods are suffering the most. (Photo by Patrik M. Loeff)

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Small vegetable and poultry farmers severely affected by demonetization drive

Three weeks into the surprise announcement by the government to withdraw high denomination currency notes from circulation, it is now clear that producers of perishable commodities such as vegetable and poultry have been seriously impacted