What We Grow The bitter gourd is bringing sweet returns to farmers in Unnao, UP To beat the impact of changing weather patterns and stray cattle attacks on standing crops, farmers in Unnao district of...
Changemakers Rajasthan: From being confined in purdah indoors, women in Dholpur step out to set up small businesses Gathering together under village organisations and federations, the women from the villages of Dholpur in Rajasthan, find financial independence, and...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Early floods followed by drought and now Cyclone Sitrang — farmers in Bangladesh hit from all sides Twelve days before the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, Cyclone Sitrang hurtled through coastal...
OUR ENVIRONMENT While Bihar begins to compensate farmers for drought, floods hit parts of the state The Bihar government has officially declared 11 districts as drought-hit. Meanwhile, several other districts have been hit by the floods...
Governance Kisan Samruddhi Kendra: A one-stop solution which seeks to make farming hassle-free On October 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 600 farmers’ centres which seek to provide agriculture-related solutions and make...
Livelihood Dung to diyas — it’s a cakewalk for rural women in Uttar Pradesh About 150 rural women in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district have come together to earn livelihoods from using cow dung...
Festivals Baghelkhand’s unique tradition of Mount Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi Puja The forms of Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi are made with cow dung and worshipped in the hilly region of Baghelkhand...
BRLF releases the first Tribal Development Report on the Adivasi communities of central India The report includes the status of tribal communities in central India concerning livelihoods, agriculture, natural resources, economy, migration, governance, human...
Festivals Electric pottery wheels boost income of potters in Varanasi The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better...
Festivals Celebrate Diwali with homemade sweets and savoury snacks recipes Happiness and sweetness go together and Diwali is the perfect marriage of the two. Spread cheer and love with homemade...
