Festivals Raja Parba: Odisha’s unique festival to worship Mother Earth during her menstruation days kicks off During the four day-long Raja festival, it is believed that Bhudevi (Mother Earth) menstruates and prepares herself for future agricultural...
English Land survey between Kosi river embankments suspended due to strong protests by villagers in Bihar Bihar’s Kosi river is known to change its course of flow thereby submering new lands. Who does this submerged land...
English Madhya Pradesh: For the first time, a gram panchayat in Panna district elects an all-women panchayat Good news from the adivasi-dominated Panna district where Aramganj gram panchayat has elected a woman sarpanch and 17 women panchs...
English Farmers in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh adopt ‘Berkeley compost’ to grow vegetables Under Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission, TRIF is training rural residents to make compost within 18 days using the...
English Gaon Connection Impact: Mizapur’s ‘tanker’ village gets additional water supply; villagers relieved As part of its ‘Paani Yatra’ series, Gaon Connection recently published a ground report highlighting the plight of Lahuria Deh...
English Rich lands and poor Adivasis – how to address this inherent contradiction in tribal areas Programmes and schemes for tribal communities need to align with their values of togetherness, living in harmony with nature and...
English From Rs 30 a kg to Rs 80 in a month, tomato prices shoot up with rising temeratures and falling production After wheat, mango, litchi and lemon, farmers who grow tomatoes have reported low production as the heatwave dries up the...
English After wheat and mango, it is litchi that takes a hit due to the early arrival of heatwaves this year Bihar produces more than half the total litchis in the country. But the early arrival of heatwaves this year in...
English Dhi Greens, an urban farm with a veritable treasure trove of greens On World Food Safety Day, a small patch of green in the middle of a residential colony in Coimbatore, reminds...
English Odisha: Local fishers, villagers help conduct the world’s first fishing cat census in Chilika Lake; 176 fishing cats reported The Chilika Development Authority is working on a five-year action plan for fishing cat conservation in Chilika. The fishing cat...