Livelihood Cold storage facilities could cut immense losses for apple farmers in Chamoli, Uttarakhand In 2020-21, over 64,879.26 metric tonnes of apples and 3,67,309.04 metric tonnes of potatoes were produced in Uttarakhand, a large...
Arts & Craft Reviving the quilting craft of the Kalbelia community of snake charmers The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces...
Health “We don’t yet have a test to check if a snakebite is venomous or non-venomous” Snakebites claim the life of one person every 10 minutes in India. New Delhi-based Indian Council of Medical Research is...
NEWS ETC Delhi: Labourers from 15 states protest against MGNREGS payment delay, rising food prices Protesting against the insufficient allocation of funds for the rural employment guarantee scheme, as many as 500 daily wage workers...
Arts & Craft Colours of Communal Harmony in West Bengal’s Pattachitra Art Artists recognise no barriers of caste, creed or colour. And Noya village in West Bengal, made up entirely of Muslim...
Arts & Craft Dhokra craft brings back smiles on the faces of artisans in Odisha’s tribal heartland Pursuing the ancient Dhokra metal craft has not only helped many tribal residents in Odisha to earn a living but...
Changemakers ‘We had no playground; our father cleared out a stretch along the river for us to practise javelin throws’ 21-year-old Rohit Yadav from a small village in Uttar Pradesh overcame straitened circumstances and lack of training equipment to become...
PM Modi praises UP’s honey maker Nimit Singh in Mann Ki Baat radio show Nimit Singh is a Gorakhpur-based honey maker who preferred honey production rather than pursuing a career in engineering despite holding...
Health ‘Adopt the RIGHT approach to treat a snakebite’ Bites from venomous snakes kill over 58,000 people in India every year. What should be the immediate response in the...
NEWS ETC Ensuring livelihoods, education for COVID-hit poor families in Karnataka As a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of poor women and children in Karnataka were adversely affected. Many...
