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Miles and miles of orange and yellow … this village in Bihar is famous for Marigold farming
In Dumaria village in Purnia district in Bihar, farmers have taken up marigold farming, which fetches them more than maize and paddy. They sell these flowers across India and Nepal
Gaon Connection
Atishi Marlena shares how she transformed the government schools in Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party’s Atishi Marlena spearheaded several initiatives to improve government schools in Delhi. The private schools were forced to refund the excess fees they charged and much more
Manish Mishra
Manoj Tiwari, the Delhi BJP chief, is confident that the BJP will win
In an exclusive interview with Gaon Connection ahead of Delhi assembly election, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said that AAP is in such a bad state in Delhi election that even Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would lose his own seat in New Delhi. He said BJP would win more than 50 seats
Manish Mishra
Do you know one quintal of sugarcane yields 11-13 kgs of sugar? Watch the whole process
Sugar production involves two operations — processing cane into raw sugar and processing the raw sugar into refined sugar. Watch to understand the process of making sugar from cane
Arvind Shukla
Kerala student is India’s first confirmed case of coronavirus
The government reached out to over 600 Indians living in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, to ascertain their willingness to be brought back to India, a day after India got its first confirmed case of the virus, which force the WHO to declare a global health emergency
Chandrakant Mishra
Giriraj Singh’s unique biogas model has helped farmers in this village in Gujarat earn more
The animal husbandry ministry provided biogas plants to houses having milch animals and bought the slurry in return. The ministry claims it has increased the farmers’ income by three times
Arvind Shukla
More than climate change, destructive fishing methods impacting small-scale fishers
The small-scale traditional fishers in India are facing many challenges. T Peter, secretary, National Fishworkers’ Forum, believes the government should give some subsidy to the fisher folk
Nidhi Jamwal
These artisans from Benares weave colourful sarees but there’s no spark in their lives
These weavers work long hours but don’t get paid enough. They want to take up other jobs but most of them don’t have any other skillset. The next generation is already moving out
Manish Mishra
A blanket of snow isn’t romantic for shepherds
When it starts snowing in the hills of Uttarakhand, shepherds gear themselves up for the tough winter months. In absence of any grazing land, they are constantly moving around, along with their flock of sheep. As a result of this, they miss out on various government schemes
Gaon Connection
These transformed government schools in Delhi are also teaching students to be happy
Many government schools in Delhi are on a par with private schools. In an exclusive interview, Manish Sisodia, who holds the education portfolio in the Delhi government, explains what changed