Arts & Craft Bali Yatra commemorates the rich maritime history of Odisha The 10-day long Bali Jatra is considered an integral part of the socio-cultural identity of the eastern state. It also...
NEWS ETC Despite higher MSP at govt procurement centres, farmers prefer selling paddy to private traders Against the government’s MSP of Rs 2,040 per quintal of paddy, private traders in Uttar Pradesh offer Rs 1,900 per...
NEWS ETC Gaon Connection Impact: District admn seeks report on Birsa Munda’s heritage school; promises action Gaon Connection’s recent report on the sorry state of the Lutheran Middle School in Chaibasa where Jharkhand’s hero Birsa Munda...
NEWS ETC The school in Jharkhand, where Birsa Munda studied, is today in dire straits On Jharkhand day today, the tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda is remembered with pride. But the school he went to...
What We Grow Uttar Pradesh: BomLife bio-fertiliser helping increase crop production in Basti A chemical-free fertiliser is helping farmers of the Bankati block in Basti district. BomLife, a Kolkata based start-up offers IP...
What We Grow The makhanas of Bihar get a GI tag, but a sudden price crash leaves the farmers in a fix Three months ago, in August 2022, fox nuts from Mithilanchal region of Bihar earned the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag....
What We Grow A new variety of chilli to add a dash of paprika red to lipsticks The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes...
Changemakers A geologist turned his back on fame and returned home to set up a village school His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in...
NEWS ETC Paddy rots as an overflowing effluent drain inundates farmlands in 13 villages of Unnao, UP Fertile farmlands belonging to 1,000 farmers in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh are submerged in effluents from a CETP drain that has...
Livelihood Bringing rural women back into the workforce The estimated female labour force participation rate in India has plummeted to 19 per cent compared to 32 per cent...
