English Back From The Brink: Maharashtra’s Handwoven Ghongadi Blanket Ghongadi blankets were once considered the pride of tribal communities in Maharashtra. Rough in texture, the woollen blankets are woven...
English Birds of Uttarakhand and their ‘paan-beeri-cigarette’ or ‘teen-tola-teetaras’ The book, Birds of Uttarakhand, has nearly 500 bird illustrations, their qualities vary from artists to artists but most are...
‘Deaddiction is a process not an event; it has hiccups, but it is vital for addicts to win back their lives’ ‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’ is a collaborative effort between Gaon Connection and the World Health Organization which throws the spotlight on...
English Peppermint farmers in UP lose their cool as the rising heat brings more pests that threaten the cash crop India is the leading exporter of peppermint oil in the world, and Uttar Pradesh accounts for 85 per cent of...
English Bonanza for Indian wheat exporters, but cuts in wheat quota under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana The Indian wheat market is volatile due to the low production and procurement by the government, and the high global...
English Odisha’s Summer Ramleela returns after 2 years of COVID exile The summer ramleela celebrations in Odisha are back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This month-long revelry is...
English The standard of living has improved in rural India and it needs to be sustained As per the NITI Aayog’s multi-dimensional poverty index 2021, 32.7% of the population in rural India is multidimensionally poor compared...
20% more internet users in rural India than urban areas; strong upsurge in female internet users in villages: Study India has 646 million active internet users aged two years and above, of which 352 million are in its villages....
English Mango production in India to be hit due to early arrival of heatwaves Prolonged winter till February followed by a sudden rise in temperature in March bring bad tidings to mango cultivators, who...
English “Our lives have become hell”: Thousands of villagers suffer at the hands of Durgapur’s ‘pollution powerhouse’ Residents of three villages – Piyala, Kalipur and Waria – in Durgapur, West Bengal complain they are forced to eat...
