A number of volunteer teachers take out time to teach at this special school. Vikas, an MBA student from Agra, says: モI like teaching and if I can help these children study better, then why not take out time for some good work?ヤ He lives in Mayur Vihar an
Jaswinder Singh of Longowal village in Punjab’s Sangrur district says the law has been forced upon farmers. In 2009 when it was enacted, 17 farmer organisations in the region gave several representations against the law to Sangrur’s deputy commissioner.
Bhima Singh of Bathinda's Jethuka village kept his field (right) ready for transplanting paddy saplings (left) days before June 15, the legal date for beginning transplantation , punjab
When asked whether they find it difficult to sit in the open with Metro trains passing overhead, Amrita (14) replies, モI want to be a police officer and for that I have to study. How does it matter in what conditions I study as long as I get a good educat
Local people from the area help Sharma by donating books and stationary to children. Parents of these students have also begun to support their childrenメs efforts to educate themselves
Bhima Singh of Bathinda's Jethuka village kept his field (right) ready for transplanting paddy saplings (left) days before June 15, the legal date for beginning transplantation , punjab
A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June
Rajesh Kumar Sharma, an owner of a general store in east Delhi, runs a school under the Akshardham Metro Station Bridge, free of cost, for students of nearby villages belonging to poor families. The classes start at 9 am and go on till noon
Jaswinder Singh of Longowal village in Punjab’s Sangrur district says the law has been forced upon farmers. In 2009 when it was enacted, 17 farmer organisations in the region gave several representations against the law to Sangrur’s deputy commissioner.
A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June
Rajen and Rajesh Kashyap have to spend Rs 25,000 every season to dig borewell to water their bottle gourd plantation just opposite the Sisamau Nala. Water of Ganga near the Sisamau nala is so polluted that it is unfit to be used for agriculture.
Rajen and Rajesh Kashyap have to spend Rs 25,000 every season to dig borewell to water their bottle gourd plantation just opposite the Sisamau Nala. Water of Ganga near the Sisamau nala is so polluted that it is unfit to be used for agriculture. If they u
Fingers and toes of 82-year-old widow, Ishwaridevi, in Jana village melted because of working in the fields irrigated by chemical laden toxic water from tanneriesin Jajmau area of Kanpur.
Shiv Charan Nishad, another resident of the Jana village, who cannot hear properly, shows his deformed fingers and toes. Even he thought it was initial signs of leprosy but the doctor he was consulting told him that it happened because of the chemicals re
Shiv Charan Nishad, another resident of the Jana village, who cannot hear properly, shows his deformed fingers and toes. Even he thought it was initial signs of leprosy but the doctor he was consulting told him that it happened because of the chemicals re
Fingers and toes of 82-year-old widow, Ishwaridevi, in Jana village melted because of working in the fields irrigated by chemical laden toxic water from tanneriesin Jajmau area of Kanpur.
Shiv Charan Nishad, another resident of the Jana village, who cannot hear properly, shows his deformed fingers and toes. Even he thought it was initial signs of leprosy but the doctor he was consulting told him that it happened because of the chemicals re
Person showing his hands has skin problems because of working in the fields irrigated by chemical laden toxic water from tanneries in Jana village area of Kanpur.
A person showing his hands having skin problems because of working in the fields irrigated by chemical laden toxic water from tanneries in Jana village area of Kanpur.
Waste being dumped at a ghat on river Ganga in Kanpur. Despite the VATs people seldom throw garbage where they should and all this finds it way to Ganga eventually.
Waste being dumped at a ghat on river Ganga in Kanpur. Despite the VATs people seldom throw garbage where they should and all this finds it way to Ganga eventually.
Waste being dumped at a ghat on river Ganga in Kanpur. Despite the VATs people seldom throw garbage where they should and all this finds it way to Ganga eventually.