HIREN KUMAR BOSE
Gujarat Farmers Are Turning To Organic Agriculture For Better Yields
Sustainable farming is picking up pace.
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HIREN KUMAR BOSE
PRABHU B DOSS
Why Bihar Sees Fewer Farmer Suicides Than More Developed States
Social factors as well as farming practices provide clues.
CHHANDOSREE
These West Bengal Children Are Schooling The Grown-Ups On Local Governance
Kids’ groups and panchayats are making a difference in Murshidabad.
SRI PADRE / ADHIKE PATRIKE
Jackfruit Enjoys A Second Spring In Kerala
The once neglected fruit is witnessing a huge revival.
MONICA ROY
Clockwork-Like Floods Are Eroding Lives In Assam’s Barak Valley
The government seems to be indifferent to the plight of a large number of people settled in the Barak Valley in southern Assam. They are left to fend for themselves when the river routinely floods its...
ATHAR PARVAIZ
Sikkim Could Reap Far Greater Benefits From Organic Farming
Ever since Sikkim was declared fully organic in January 2016, local farmers say it is helping them increase their income, although connectivity for rapid transportation of farm produce continues to be...
Cauliflower Seeds Are Making Pockets Of Prosperity Bloom In Bihar
A combination of modern farming techniques and savvy marketing of cauliflower seeds is providing a large number of youth in Vaishali district, Bihar, a lucrative livelihood. It's also halted the migra...
Natwarbhai Thakkar Has Spent 50 Years Building Bridges In Nagaland
Natwarbhai Thakkar and the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram established by him in Chuchuyimlang village of Mokokchung district have worked unceasingly to integrate Naga society with the national mainstream. By...
Why Land Is A Barrier Between Plough And Plate
The increasing fragmentation of cultivated land in most parts of India makes it difficult to build supply chains of produce from farm gates to end consumers in an efficient and viable manner. By Sanj...
This Jharkhand Village Turned A Wasteland Into A Thriving Forest Without Government Or NGO Intervention
The residents of Hesatu village have successfully raised a thriving forest over 365 acres of wasteland without any intervention from the state or civil society organisations that now supports liveliho...
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Climate And Conflict Are Wreaking Havoc On Bodoland Families
A combination of ethnic conflict and climate change has pushed thousands of distressed families in western Assam towards a precarious existence. By Sreeparna Chattopadhyay*, Chirang, Assam When the A...
Majra in the Aravallis sets cleanliness standards in Rajasthan
Not content with just building toilets, the village in Neemrana block of Alwar district has started implementing a solid and liquid waste management plan that includes segregation of trash at source....
A King-Sized Guava That’s Ruling The Hearts Of Farmers
The VNR-Bihi variety of guava, which often weighs more than half a kilo and has a long shelf life, is being adopted by farmers across the country in large numbers as it fetches handsome returns. By H...
Why Rural Men Need To Understand That Women Need Private Bathing Spaces
Women taking a bath in the open are a common enough sight in the countryside, but this needs to change. For that to happen, it is important to change the mindset of men and their insensitivity towards...
DANIEL BACHHUBER
Why Bathrooms Are Just As Important As Toilets For Rural Women
The opportunity cost of personal hygiene is too high for rural women.
The Vanishing Villages Of Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills
Five have already disappeared without a trace…
This Remote Assam Village Set A Benchmark For Cleanliness Way Before Swachh Bharat
The young people of Shikdamakha in Assam didn't wait for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to set standards in sanitation, which has today resulted in the village being one of the cleanest in the entire count...
How About Lightening The Load Of Rural Women For A Change?
They are still treated like beasts of burden.
Why Education Has Been So Elusive For Bihar’s Musahars
Derided as eaters of rats, a large number of Musahars in Bihar villages see education of their children as the only way out of the oppression they face daily but the going is still tough. By Mohd Imr...
How A 23-Year-Old Jharkhand Mother Rose To Become Village Council Chief
The victory of Poonam Devi, of Jharkhand's Tarkhutta village, in local government body elections is a story of how the collective resolve of village women successfully challenged patriarchal structure...
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