English A planned move to bring out the best in the classroom Guided by the lesson plans, through an array of activities, assistant teacher Mamata Pandey helps her students in a primary...
English Sweet poison: WHO likely to label aspartame as ‘possibly carcinogenic’; what does that mean for the Indian food industry? The WHO is likely to add aspartame, an artificial low-calorie sweetener, to its list of chemicals which can possibly cause...
English Can India’s solar irrigation scheme succeed without benefitting small and marginal farmers? Solar irrigation pumps installed under the PM-KUSUM scheme are meant to end dependence on diesel pumps, reduce pollution, save costs...
English Creating a level playing field in the classroom The classroom is as much for the slow learners as it is for the others, believes Nirmala Singh, a primary...
English Cyclone in Arabian Sea — will it affect monsoon onset? Here’s what experts say The onset of the southwest monsoon is delayed this year. Meanwhile, a cyclonic storm is brewing in the Arabian Sea...
English Six months in a year, solar pumps remain idle in Bundelkhand. Why not connect them to the grid? The solar revolution in the agriculture sector of Mahoba, Bundelkhand is picking up, but the solar pumps often remain out...
English Bundelkhand: Women make their presence felt in gram panchayats, and lead the change What changes when women cross the fault lines and take charge in local governing bodies? Many believe that women leading...
English The solar buzz in Bundelkhand is helping irrigate fields and arrest migration Farmers in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh are switching from traditional diesel pumpsets to solar-powered ones. These pumpsets are helping...
English ‘Powering Livelihoods’ through Renewables is the Talk of the Town Entrepreneurs, farmers, fisherwomen, policymakers, financers, investors, researchers — all under the same roof. The National Summit on ‘Powering Sustainable Livelihoods’...
English Guarding the solar panel or going to the wedding: the rural dilemma As people embrace alternate energy in rain-starved Bundelkhand, guests headed to weddings have an unexpected problem at their hands: Who...
