A non-profit helps displaced Baiga adivasis from the Kanha National Park, find stability

December 16, 2022

Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find...

The ‘Hemp’ Ropemakers of Jharkhand

December 15, 2022

Sunn hemp ropes were once used to make charpais, tie cattle, use around pails that were lowered then into wells...

Once migrant labourers at brick kilns, women in Lohardaga now farm their land and rear pigs

December 14, 2022

After years of moving from place to place looking for an income, women in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand find empowerment...

The Banana Fibre Weavers of Anegundi

December 3, 2022

A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets,...

Bihar: Solar powered cold storage facility is helping small traders in Muzaffarpur minimise their losses

November 25, 2022

Bihar’s Muzaffarpur is a hub for vegetables and fruits. Cold storage units can go a long way in cutting down...

Bringing rural women back into the workforce

November 8, 2022

The estimated female labour force participation rate in India has plummeted to 19 per cent compared to 32 per cent...

Rajasthan: From being confined in purdah indoors, women in Dholpur step out to set up small businesses

October 31, 2022

Gathering together under village organisations and federations, the women from the villages of Dholpur in Rajasthan, find financial independence, and...

Dung to diyas — it’s a cakewalk for rural women in Uttar Pradesh

October 26, 2022

About 150 rural women in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district have come together to earn livelihoods from using cow dung...

Electric pottery wheels boost income of potters in Varanasi

October 21, 2022

The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better...

The flower growers of Varanasi hope to see sales bloom during Diwali

October 19, 2022

Thousands of farmers in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi cultivate flowers. Navratri and Diwali are when they earn maximum profits. While...