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Organic production and consumption is on the rise in Rajasthan, finds CUTS International project report

-Press release by CUTS International dated 5th July, 2021 In a study done by CUTS International under its 4-years  old project -- ProOrganic, almost 97.4 percent of consumers were found to be aware of the fact that chemical input-based food products are harmful for health compared to 86 percent of the same set of consumers way back in 2017. Similarly, the percentage of farmers doing organic farming has gone up to...

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How Returnee Migrants and Local Daily Wagers Navigate Lockdown Curbs in Udaipur’s Gogunda -Shifa Zoya

-Newsclick.in For migrant workers returning from Gujarat, seeking work in a place where there is already a shortage of it, is near impossible. This report focuses on the realities of and issues faced by return migrant workers and local daily wage labourers in Gogunda in Udaipur district of Rajasthan through the common physical location of the Gogunda bus stand and the common intangible market space. It explores the ways in which the...

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Lack of livelihood pushes returned migrants back to cities -Anhad Imaan

-VillageSquare.in Lakhs of rural Rajasthan migrants returned easily during lockdown since they worked in neighboring Gujarat. However, with no local employment avenues, the urban exodus would start again Udaipur (Rajasthan): Naresh from Kalunda village in the Gogunda region of Udaipur district works at a furniture factory in Rajkot in the neighboring state of Gujarat. He stays in Rajkot for up to eight months a year, earning a salary of Rs 8,000 per...

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Is unsafe behavior linked to social order? -Latisha Jaisinghani

-VillageSquare.in Awareness about safety measures appears to be divided along caste lines in rural Rajasthan. Educating children and frequent awareness programs would ensure villagers’ safety in everyday life It is necessary to start development process from the grassroots in order to develop the country as a whole. However, there are many parts of rural India where people have limited facilities. Even though the scenario is changing now, many still lack even basic...

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No work, but Rajasthan labour chowkis say Modi better for nation -Shalini Nair

-The Indian Express In the two-cornered contest in Rajasthan, voters, irrespective of whether their allegiance rests with the BJP or Congress, are critical of the decline in jobs. Ajmer, Jaipur, Rajsamand, Udaipur (Rajasthan): For about half an hour, starting 8 am, buses halt at Udaipur’s Syphon labour chowki to offload passengers huddled on their roofs. Hundreds of daily wage workers commute to the 10-odd labour chowkis in Udaipur city, from villages...

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