Arts & Craft The Jaukandhei lac doll-making tradition of Odisha sees a revival Jaukandhei is a traditional folk art from Odisha that represents the state’s culture, literature, art, religion and spirituality. The Jaukandhei...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Solar projects that generate ‘green’ power, and also support farming and grazing Agro-photovoltaic projects are being offered as a solution to the growing resistance against solar energy projects that require large tracts...
Livelihood A mobile app provides rural women a platform to buy and sell livestock A recently launched app called GraamHaat is facilitating women farmers in Rajasthan and parts of Bundelkhand to take better care...
Livelihood Farmer Producer Companies are turning farmers into entrepreneurs and boosting agrarian businesses The Indian government has come up with a policy of uniting farmers into a farmers’ business enterprise – a Farmer...
Changemakers Conversation About Periods: Girls in rural Rajasthan show the way Menstrual hygiene and reproductive health, issues usually talked about in whispers, are now being openly discussed in the rural pockets...
Arts & Craft From miniatures to life-sized idols, govt employee carves Ganesha statues 365 days a year What began as a hobby to address an existential crisis in 2005 has now matured as an artistic skill for...
English Odisha: NGT penalises Rs 360 million for mining sand 240 times above permissible limit Taking cognizance of the illegal mining of sand on the Budhabalanga river bed in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, the National Green...
Government should immediately declare drought in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar The latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicates drought conditions in 196 districts of the country. Of these,...
Livelihood Vineyards take root in Central Kashmir as apple farmers switch to grape cultivation While parts of Ganderbal district in Kashmir have been well known for the quality of grapes they grew for centuries,...
NEWS ETC Vultures are nature’s eco-warriors Vultures are excellent indicators of the ecosystem’s health. They feed on dead animals and thus prevent the spread of disease...
