Ground Report

6 days ago | groundreport.in | Sanavver Shafi

2025-26 में मूंग के लिए 8,682 रुपये प्रति क्विंटल का MSP तय था, जो किसानों की आर्थिक रीढ़ था। लेकिन सरकारी फैसले के बाद उन्हें मंडियों में 5000 से 5500 रुपये प्रति क्विंटल के दाम पर फसल बेचने को मजबूर होना पड़ा। Listen to this article 0.75x 1x 1.5x मध्य प्रदेश के खेतों में हरियाली बोने वाले किसानों के लिए इस साल जायद मूंग की फसल आशा की बजाय निराशा का कारण बनी। प्रकृति की मार और सरकारी नीतियों की दोहरी चोट ने उन्हें आर्थिक संकट में धकेल दिया। बेमौसम बारिश, कीटनाशकों के 'जहरीले ठप्पे' और...

1 week ago | groundreport.in | Pallav Jain

Budhni, a town in the Sehore district, is famous for its colourful wooden toys. Budhni uses natural lac (lacquer) from nearby forests to paint these wooden toys in bright pink, yellow, and green. The wood used comes from the Dudhiya tree, which is light and easy to carve, making the toys strong and long-lasting. In a time when plastic toys harm the environment and their paints can be unsafe for children, Budhni's eco-friendly wooden toys offer a safer and more sustainable alternative.

1 week ago | groundreport.in | Pallav Jain

Sita Kushwaha, a 55-year-old resident of Ward No. 6 in Sehore, begins each day with the sight of the polluted C2 drain flowing just outside her home—a channel now choked with the city’s garbage. She remembers a different time. “When I moved here after getting married 25 years ago, this drain was clean and full of water,” she says. We used to come here to wash clothes.” C2 drain, also known as Lotiya Nala, runs through the heart of Sehore city.

1 week ago | groundreport.in | Wahid Bhat

Heatwaves and dry spells are becoming more intense and frequent in parts of Madhya Pradesh. A new scientific study says the state is entering a climate crisis, and delayed action could threaten water, farming, and rural life. In northern MP, districts like Bhind, Morena, and Gwalior are feeling the heat. Eastern regions—Sidhi, Shahdol, and Satna- are also at serious risk. These areas are seeing less rain during the monsoon and higher temperatures year-round. The signs are already visible.

3 weeks ago | groundreport.in | Sumit Singh

Along the banks of the Ganga in Bithoor in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, Laal Muhammad, also known as Badshah, greets everyone with “Jai Ganga Mata Ki (Hail Mother Ganga),” while he walks on the ghats barefoot. His feet are calloused from years of walking the river shores, but he has pledged not to wear slippers until the river is clean. For him, the Ganga is more than a river—it’s a mother, the one he has vowed to heal. Ganga, India's sacred lifeline, weeps under a shroud of pollution.