What We Grow Flower farmers watch their profits wither as a scorching summer arrives early The blistering summer and heatwave have arrived early causing headaches to flower cultivators in India who say there are no...
English Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, followed by Himachal, recorded highest heatwaves this year: CSE The analysis of IMD’s heatwave data from March 11 till April 24 this year shows that Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and...
OUR FOOD Beat the summer heat with Auriya – a traditional dish from Jammu’s Dogra community There is a heatwave alert in large tracts of India. In Dogra households of Jammu, fermented curd-potatoes and brown mustard...
English 40% distressed farmers did not benefit from farm loan waiver in Maharashtra, UP, Punjab: Study A joint study by NABARD and Bharat Krishak Samaj has found that four in ten distressed surveyed farmers did not...
English Moh-Mol celebrations in Arunachal Pradesh welcome the new year Moh-Mol is a pre-harvest festival celebrated by the Tangsa community of Changlang district. It is to seek blessings for a...
English ‘Shifting to renewable energy vital for India to meet its climate goals by 2030’ In order to discuss the key recommendations of the IPCC report, a virtual seminar was organised in which experts mentioned...
English Rising exports, low procurement and a drop in wheat yield: Is India headed for a wheat shortage? India’s wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in...
OUR FOOD Bael Sharbat: The coolest drink to beat the summer heat The forests of Panna have a bounty of bael trees, the fruit of which are just perfect to beat the...
English Ponds, integral to the rural landscape, are fast disappearing. Indian govt has no data on these local water bodies Ponds once dotted the rural hinterland and were integral to the daily lives of villagers, who revered and protected them...
English Odisha: Mayurbhanj’s tribal families toil in the mahua season while the middlemen flourish The labour-intensive mahua picking is vital for the Adivasi villagers in Odisha. But because of no direct access to the...
