English Living on the knife’s edge The nomadic Sikligar community that claims to have made weapons for the army of Guru Tegh Bahadur, now lives in...
English Eid 2022: Meet the traditional sevaiyyan-makers of Lucknow As the world celebrates Eid, an old establishment in Lucknow makes mountains of sevaiyyan that will be carted off to...
English Pandemic, poverty, recurring floods and human bondage in Bihar Bihar is India’s most flood-prone state and recurring floods, apart from displacing millions every year, also contribute to human trafficking...
English Sugar, vegetable oil, whole grain – Busting myths around packaged foods Sugar has 50 different names in the food industry, all of which break down into glucose when consumed. MSG (monosodium...
English Rooprani toiled for months on her 2.5 bigha land, but lost her entire wheat crop to a fire within minutes The heatwave, which is sweeping across the country right now, is causing fires that are swallowing up the standing crops....
English 84% surveyed farmers in debt; one in three received compensation under crop insurance: Study A survey in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana found that a large chunk of farmers were not aware of crop...
English Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill still on fire; capital’s air quality dips to ‘very poor’ category Bhalswa waste dumping site in North Delhi has been on fire since yesterday. Delhi’s environment minister has asked DPCC for...
Arts & Craft The ancient Sanjhi art from Vrindavan struggles for survival According to lore, Radha and her friends prepared beautiful patterns on the ground with flowers in order to welcome Krishna...
English ‘Heatwave in India linked with climate change’ Climate experts link the heat wave in India to climate change. They stress on the need for public cooling areas,...
English Rural residents in Bihar learn about heatwave preparedness and early response Millions of people in rural India are both ill-informed and ill-prepared to handle the heatwaves that are increasing in duration...
