Positive Stories
An element of fun: School students in Satna no more troubled by the periodic table
A teacher at a government school in Vynakat Van, Satna, has hit upon a novel idea that not just makes his chemistry classes extra fun, but also helps the students remember the periodic table.
Sachin Tulsa Tripathi
He gave up a corporate job to set up a nursery of flowers and vegetables; makes annual profit of Rs 6-7 lakh
Having tired of his stressful corporate job, Sachin Kothari decided he would turn to something that he loved doing and that would give him peace of mind as well as a healthy remuneration. He owns a nursery in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and his saplings travel across the country.
Divendra Singh
GI tag for Rataul mango variety of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh
The uniquely flavoured and tasty Rataul mango grown in Uttar Pradesh received its GI tag last month, something that neighbouring Pakistan, where it is also grown, was vying for. The GI tag is expected to boost exports.
Shailendra Rajan
Handcrafting furniture and fulfilling dreams
Gaon Connection’s campaign called Hands of India, supported by Flipkart, the e-commerce company, presents stories of creators, sellers and customers. Read on to find out how Parmeshwar Lal Parjapat from Churu, Rajasthan, did not give up his dreams, and from a one-man enterprise has grown his business to provide employment and a sense of hope and well-being to 25 other people.
Pankaja Srinivasan
Eco-friendly Ganeshotsav: In their chemistry lab, school students in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna prepare Ganesh idol with alum
Concerned about the chemicals that pollute water bodies during the immersion of idols of Lord Ganesha, a group of school students have prepared an eco-friendly idol of the deity by moulding alum in the chemistry laboratory. Details here.
Sachin Tulsa Tripathi
Odisha to become the first Indian state to include millets, pulses, vegetables in mid day meals and ration scheme
The Odisha government has decided to include pulses, millets, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables in its government welfare programmes, including meals offered at anganwadis and mid day meals at schools. Local recipes, millet laddus, sprouted green gram, crop diversification, women empowerment to be the focus of the initiative.
Shivani Gupta
Good news for potato farmers as scientists find a way to fight blight
Scientists of the Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya have some good news for potato farmers as they find an effective way to keep potato farms from the dreaded early scorch disease.
Gaon Connection
A farmer’s hobby leads to the launch of Odisha’s first Ornamental Aquaculture Field School
Rajesh Ranjan Mahapatra who started keeping ornamental fishes as a hobby, has started the first of its kind training school in his farm in Cuttack, where, with the help of CIFA scientists, he will train others, including tribal women, in aquaculture.
Divendra Singh
Landanpur Grant, a model rural township for landless families, in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri district administration has set up a first-of-its-kind rural township in Uttar Pradesh which is equipped with piped drinking water, sewage system, electricity supply, solar street lighting, a playground and cattle sheds for 26 landless families. This model is expected to be scaled up across the state.
Mohit Shukla
Thai guavas help a farmer in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh script his success story
Replacing traditional vegetable cultivation with Thai guava orchards, Dinesh Baggar is earning a profit of Rs 25-30 lakh per annum from his 1.2 hectare plantation in Sajod village of Dhar. Krishi Vigyan Kendra scientists guided the farmer and changed his fortunes.