Good news for potato farmers as scientists find a way to fight blight

September 17, 2021

Scientists of the Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya have some good news for potato farmers as...

A farmer’s hobby leads to the launch of Odisha’s first Ornamental Aquaculture Field School

September 16, 2021

Rajesh Ranjan Mahapatra who started keeping ornamental fishes as a hobby, has started the first of its kind training school...

Landanpur Grant, a model rural township for landless families, in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri

September 14, 2021

Lakhimpur Kheri district administration has set up a first-of-its-kind rural township in Uttar Pradesh which is equipped with piped drinking...

Thai guavas help a farmer in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh script his success story

September 13, 2021

Replacing traditional vegetable cultivation with Thai guava orchards, Dinesh Baggar is earning a profit of Rs 25-30 lakh per annum...

With third highest inland fish production, Uttar Pradesh coming up as a major fisheries hub

September 11, 2021

Lucrative schemes from the centre and the state governments have benefited several farmers in Uttar Pradesh who have taken up...

Farmers in Himachal take up hing cultivation; India may no longer have to import it

September 2, 2021

Every pinch of hing India uses in her kitchen is imported. But not for much longer as agricultural scientists of...

By roping in religious leaders and young influencers, Unnao in UP is addressing vaccine hesitancy

August 30, 2021

The government health authorities in Unnao, UP, are going all out to woo rural communities to come forward to be...

Raksha Bandhan special: The eco-friendly bamboo rakhis crafted by Bastar’s tribal women

August 21, 2021

Tribal women in the naxal-affected Bastar district of Chhattisgarh are making eco-friendly rakhis and handicraft such as jewellery using bamboo....

IIT Madras enables Tamil Nadu potters to produce microwaveable utensils

August 19, 2021

A total of 82 persons have been trained in this centre so far in skills pertaining to the production of...

Have a flair for writing? Certificate course at The Neelesh Misra School of Creativity kicks off; classes on photography, journalism too

August 17, 2021

The Neelesh Misra School of Creativity is an institute with multiple certificate courses in creative writing, storytelling, camera handling and...