Rajnandgaon
How forest-dwelling communities are braving the pandemic
Posted on 04 Oct, 2020 02:59 PMThe pandemic and lockdown measures have had a drastic impact on a large population of poor and marginalised communities, causing loss of livelihoods and employment, food insecurity and socio-economic distress. While vulnerabilities, atrocities and injustices faced by forest communities due to forest, conservation and economic policies have increased d
![The non timber forest products collection season, which is mainly in the months of April to June coincided exactly with the lockdown (Image: CIFOR, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women-harvesting-lemongrass.jpg?itok=etnfztGV)
Where the mind is without fear
Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:49 PMPhoolbasan Yadav from the remote Sukaldaihan village in the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh shot to fame for her untiring effort in empowering the women of her village. "Since my childhood, I had experienced extreme poverty and hunger, and I feel that similar is the plight of lakhs of women in the country.
![Phoolbasan Yadav (right) receives Padmshree from President Pratibha Patil in 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/uuotcrao_400x400.jpg?itok=VZKdoJT_)
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PMThe Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
![Shivnath river near Mahamara Barrage, Durg](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0003tps_5.jpg?itok=NfyoNqp_)