Festivals A Day After Diwali, a Village in Madhya Pradesh Observes a Unique Festival to Honour Cows Sultaniya village in Rajgarh wakes up the day after Diwali to ‘Chhoda Utsav’, reminiscent of the bullfighting in far away...
Changemakers These Hill Women Who Were Ridiculed for Their Door-to-Door Sales, Now Run a Successful Enterprise They grew up watching their moms and grandmoms make chutney, jam, dried apple, and other traditional eatables at home. And...
Maharashtra: Now Eggs & Fruits to be Included in Mid Day Meals The government schools in Maharashtra will now have more variety of food in the menu. Apart from the regular khichdi...
Teacher Connection Vidyarath is Transporting Rural Children in Maharashtra into the Land of Learning A mobile ‘tempo’ classroom loaded with laptops, books and a science lab moves from village to village in Maharashtra teaching...
OUR ENVIRONMENT How to save a tree… The case of the Chevella Banyans A WhatsApp group of nature lovers in Hyderabad has managed to save 914 banyan trees from being axed for a...
Reduction in Farm Fire Incidents in Punjab & Haryana But Delhi Continues to Choke: Report Compared to last year, between October 1 and November 5, the incidents of farm fires have reduced by 47.8% in...
Changemakers An Army of Women — Lal Chunar — is Raising its Voice Against the Exploitative Natra-Jhagda Practice The old ritual forces a woman’s family to pay several lakhs of rupees to the husband and his family in...
Teacher Connection Adharshila is Giving Wings to the Dreams of Displaced Sahariya Tribe Kids Over 1,500 Sahariya tribe families gave up their forest homes for the setting up of the Kuno National Park in...
Changemakers Rural Women in Baramulla Discover Joy in Making Jam Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network, a non-profit, is helping the women of TY Shah village in Kashmir to produce and market...
UN Report Finds 71% of Working Women in South Asia to be Engaged in Agrifood Systems In a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization, it is found that the agriculture sector continues to be...
