Livelihood Mentha farmers in Uttar Pradesh learn how to double their income In India, nearly 75% of menthol crop is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers in Bahraich district adopt the SRI method...
‘Gaon Radio’ — On 76th Independence Day, Gaon Connection to come up with its new audio platform Gaon Radio — an audio platform by Gaon Connection will be launched on its website on August 15. The Gaon...
NEWS ETC After suffering ‘worst floods in 122 years’, several regions in Bangladesh face drought; paddy crop badly hit Floods, followed by drought, have disrupted the crop cycle in Bangladesh, especially in the northern and coastal southwest regions of...
What We Grow Trouble in the Rice Bowl of Bengal West Bengal is India’s top paddy growing state. Bardhaman region in the state, which is known as the rice bowl...
NEWS ETC Mission Amrit Sarovar to combat water crisis, boost employment in rural areas With an aim to construct 50,000 ponds for conserving water by August 15, 2023, Mission Amrit Sarovar not only seeks...
Arts & Craft Jharkhand’s Sakhi Didis make eco-friendly rakhis, earn profit Raksha Bandhan festival carries a special flavour this year for the rural women of self-help groups across eight districts of...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Raja Bhoj, the great Bhojpur lake and its Mandideep ‘island’ Twenty five kilometres south east of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, and a few kilometres downstream of Mandideep...
What We Grow After a drop in wheat production due to early heatwaves, now paddy crop likely to be hit by deficient rainfall Uttar Pradesh, one of the leading rice producing states in India, is reeling, as more than half the monsoon season...
Men and Women Married at 8 and unlettered herself, 49-year-old Saguni Devi from Ajmer champions girls’ education Saguni Devi Bairva is an adivasi farmer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, and she so inspired another young adivasi, Arti Singh from...
Arts & Craft They won’t just tie rakhis but also make them to support their livelihoods From having to depend on their brothers and husbands for the expenses incurred in enjoying festivities, about 9,000 women in...
