The unprecedented pandemic has resulted in the nation-wide lockdown, disrupting the economic stability of the country. Even after the lockdown, the uncertainty prevails over all the sectors. The urban and rural areas were battered equally in terms of livelihood and income. The rural economy majorly faced the struggle of disrupted food supply due to new protocols of social distancing, restricted mobility, shortage of labour and funds at both buyers

While the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked devastation across the globe, India was impacted greatly due to this virus. The lockdown followed by the economic collapse has created a perfect storm of poverty and exploitation. No one has suffered worse than its vulnerable section. The most affected people from Covid-19 who lost their jobs are again trying to settle their lives. The new employment opportunities are so easy in the covid-19 era. So, the

When Munshi Sitaram, a marginal farmer from Gogaipur village in Madhya Pradesh left his family to work in the city, he did not do it out of desire but out of compulsion to feed his family. Above all, the burden of heavy debts and the impact of frequent crop losses forced him and his family to frequently migrate to cities and town for sustaining their livelihood and to repay the debts. His 3.5 acres of cultivable land was not sufficient to fulfil

Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh famous for its rich natural resources and yet it is one of the most backward areas in the State. Low food productivity, high dependence on wages, increased sale of fuelwood and high incidences of migration are some of the critical issues in the region. Agriculture is predominantly done in rain-fed conditions with only 5-7% of the total area under cultivation. Though Mandla has experienced an average rainfall of 705.5mm

Lifestyle and behavioural choices such as smoking, drinking, lack of exercise and unhealthy eating are to responsible for increased mortality rates from Non-Communicable Diseases. Cancer is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in India. Out of 8 million cancer deaths occurred worldwide, 700,000 cancer deaths occurred in India. Andhra Pradesh is ranked 10th in terms of the highest cancer rate across the country. Realizing the health

Today the entire earth is going through the predicaments arise from the outbreak of Covid-19 which has spread its foot in the society very easily, on the other hand, the loss of Jobs  & work for the people of  India has created a  chaos in front all of us in which life seems to be very difficult to run. At this point in time when there is no work for people to earn several wrong means of earning can be seen around. It’s very easy to trap

Lang Pyrtuh is a staunch supporter of millet cultivation. He says, "Even if money started growing on trees or we have lots of money in hand; but still, we cannot eat money.” The 68-year-old farmer from Samanong village in West Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya State of Northeast India has seen his village expanding from mere 14 houses to current 51 families. The villagers used to cultivate only two types of millets i.e. "Kre lieh and Kre Iong"

Police officials are the duty bearers responsible for maintaining the law and order in society. They are seen as figures of authority whom the people, especially children are often scared to approach.  Caritas India through its Child Rights and Trafficking programs include components of Police trainings on laws related to children and exposure visits of children in police stations to strengthen existing child protection mechanisms, Sensitise Police