Bringing rural women back into the workforce

The estimated female labour force participation rate in India has plummeted to 19 per cent compared to 32 per cent...

Untrained, unqualified yet indispensable — jhola chhaap ‘doctors’ of rural India

Rural India has a severe shortage of human resources for health. The doctor density in urban areas is four times...

Rajasthan: From being confined in purdah indoors, women in Dholpur step out to set up small businesses

Gathering together under village organisations and federations, the women from the villages of Dholpur in Rajasthan, find financial independence, and...

Kisan Samruddhi Kendra: A one-stop solution which seeks to make farming hassle-free

On October 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 600 farmers’ centres which seek to provide agriculture-related solutions and make...

Dung to diyas — it’s a cakewalk for rural women in Uttar Pradesh

About 150 rural women in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district have come together to earn livelihoods from using cow dung...

Electric pottery wheels boost income of potters in Varanasi

The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better...

No school, no friends, verbally harassed by the accused — 17-yo rape survivor’s nightmare continues

Last year, the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki turned murky when a minor daughter of a Dalit, who was...

The flower growers of Varanasi hope to see sales bloom during Diwali

Thousands of farmers in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi cultivate flowers. Navratri and Diwali are when they earn maximum profits. While...

Kashmiri farmers move from paddy fields to apple orchards for higher returns

According to the horticulture department, J&K, area under horticulture has jumped from 82,486 hectares in 1975 to 330,956 ha in...

Women at work: Self reliance from eco-friendly use of plastic waste

Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop...