Lockdown and weather woes: It’s not a happy summer for the mango farmers in India May 14, 2020 Hailstorms, unseasonal rain, and thunderstorms have affected mango production in the country. Now, the farmers are struggling to sell their...
Displaced by a dam, the Yeravalar tribe is in a fix May 14, 2020 The Aliyar Dam in Tamil Nadu is a popular tourist destination. However, the dam was built after the tribals belonging...
These Corona Warriors in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are fighting a different battle May 13, 2020 A day’s stipend of a medical intern in Uttar Pradesh is Rs 250 while in Rajasthan, it is only Rs...
“The real Corona Warriors are our invisible farmers” May 13, 2020 Dharmendra Malik, the Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson, feels the country is, at present, going through demand, and not supply, crisis....
Local administrations swing into action as many vegetable mandis are emerging as COVID hotspots May 13, 2020 As fruits and vegetables are supplied from these major mandis (wholesale markets), it’s likely that those who are a part...
COVID19 lockdown and the Indian government’s lackadaisical approach towards migrant workers reiterate the need for village republic May 13, 2020 To address the coronavirus disease pandemic, the Karnataka government has set up village committees and gram panchayat task forces that...
In Madhya Pradesh, farmers went to the mandis to sell onions. They were in for a rude shock May 12, 2020 The onion farmers were desperate to sell their produce as they needed cash to survive the lockdown, but when the...
The COVID-19 crisis has given us time to fix problems related to agriculture and food security May 12, 2020 Should we ask our farmers to produce more oil and energy crops so that we don’t have to import edible,...
During the lockdown, villagers in Jharkhand didn’t have to stand in long queues outside banks May 11, 2020 There are 1,463 bank sakhis in the state who carry portable ATMs and laptops and work out of their banking...
It is surprising that the buffalo is given little space in any serious public discourse on dairying May 11, 2020 Almost half of India’s milk, with higher solids, comes from buffaloes. Yet, this low-maintenance and efficient feed-converting animal finds little...
Lockdown and weather woes: It’s not a happy summer for the mango farmers in India May 14, 2020 Hailstorms, unseasonal rain, and thunderstorms have affected mango production in the country. Now, the farmers are struggling to sell their...
Displaced by a dam, the Yeravalar tribe is in a fix May 14, 2020 The Aliyar Dam in Tamil Nadu is a popular tourist destination. However, the dam was built after the tribals belonging...
These Corona Warriors in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are fighting a different battle May 13, 2020 A day’s stipend of a medical intern in Uttar Pradesh is Rs 250 while in Rajasthan, it is only Rs...
“The real Corona Warriors are our invisible farmers” May 13, 2020 Dharmendra Malik, the Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson, feels the country is, at present, going through demand, and not supply, crisis....
Local administrations swing into action as many vegetable mandis are emerging as COVID hotspots May 13, 2020 As fruits and vegetables are supplied from these major mandis (wholesale markets), it’s likely that those who are a part...
COVID19 lockdown and the Indian government’s lackadaisical approach towards migrant workers reiterate the need for village republic May 13, 2020 To address the coronavirus disease pandemic, the Karnataka government has set up village committees and gram panchayat task forces that...
In Madhya Pradesh, farmers went to the mandis to sell onions. They were in for a rude shock May 12, 2020 The onion farmers were desperate to sell their produce as they needed cash to survive the lockdown, but when the...
The COVID-19 crisis has given us time to fix problems related to agriculture and food security May 12, 2020 Should we ask our farmers to produce more oil and energy crops so that we don’t have to import edible,...
During the lockdown, villagers in Jharkhand didn’t have to stand in long queues outside banks May 11, 2020 There are 1,463 bank sakhis in the state who carry portable ATMs and laptops and work out of their banking...
It is surprising that the buffalo is given little space in any serious public discourse on dairying May 11, 2020 Almost half of India’s milk, with higher solids, comes from buffaloes. Yet, this low-maintenance and efficient feed-converting animal finds little...