After 5 years of groundwork, Kerala Bird Atlas gets published

February 11, 2022

A group of bird enthusiasts as well as wildlife experts came together to compile an atlas of the bird species...

Activists miffed as conviction rate for human trafficking reduced by less than half in 4 years

February 11, 2022

Between 2017 and 2020, there has been a decreasing trend in conviction rates of human trafficking cases in India. Activists...

Chandra Prakash Shukla, who ran a small stationery shop, is now a successful amla businessman

February 11, 2022

A chance encounter with a professor changed Chandra Prakash Shukla’s life. The businessman from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, now manufactures food...

‘Just 4 states have funds left to provide employment under MGNREGA in current fiscal’

February 11, 2022

A group of activists have highlighted that only Maharashtra, Odisha, Goa and Mizoram have positive net balances to provide employment...

Their farmland turned barren due to polluting effluent, villagers in UP’s Mirzapur to boycott polls

February 10, 2022

Phase one of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh gets underway. But in Jagapatti village of Mirzapur, the inhabitants say...

Marathwada farmer Godavari Dange’s inspiring story now as a comic book

February 10, 2022

Using spare yet elegant text and illustrations in their comic book, Raindrop in the drought: Godavari Dange, Reetika Revathy Subramanian...

Not only COVID-19 but its medical waste also threatening human health

February 8, 2022

As the health sector expedites its response to COVID-19 pandemic, tonnes of medical waste including gloves, medical masks, testing kits,...

Goats milk grows in demand offering breeders better profits

February 5, 2022

Goat milk has calcium, iron and other vitamins and minerals. It also contains caproic, caprylic and capric acids, which aid...

76% respondents want politicians to address climate change issue in the UP elections: Survey

February 4, 2022

A survey to understand public awareness about climate change in Uttar Pradesh has come up with interesting findings. Conducted across...

Indian scientists identify a new pest that attacks arecanut fruit

February 4, 2022

Agricultural scientists from Central Plantation Crops Research Institute in Karnataka discover the presence of a new pest that threatens arecanut...