Ground Report
Farmers in Uttarakhand Face Insurance Woes After Apple Crop Losses
Farmers are embroiled in a struggle with both the state’s horticulture department...
Sugarcane crisis forces UP sugar mills to close prematurely, price given above Rs 400
In the last days of the crushing season, there is competition among sugar mills...
Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs
The rapid increase in the number of sugar mills in UP threatened the existence of...
Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse
Hans Heritage Jaggery, a jaggery factory located in Oon in Shamli district of Uttar...
TBOF creating paradigm shift in agri landscape
The Two Brothers Organic Farm (TBOF) and the Paani Foundation is working towards...
International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring
Pramila Devi and Rani Devi are no high profile names. They come from non-descript...
Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal
Kosi, Seemanchal and Mithilanchal regions of Bihar are famous for the cultivation...
Odisha tribal girl making waves, pursuing graduation despite abject poverty
A Bonda tribal is making waves not only in her home state Odisha, but all over the...
'Rajiv Gandhi's dream of power to the people yet to be fulfilled'
At a recent Seminar on 'Panchayati Raj in India: How to Activate them?', organised...
'Agenda for Rural India': Issues of life and livelihood of rural community discussed at Bhubaneswar brainstorming session
A brainstorming event was held in Bhubaneswar to address the question of ‘how should...
Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers
Krishana Pal Singh, a resident of Oon village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh,...
Saroj Devi, Rajasthan's successful hybrid millet farmer
43-year-old Saroj Devi is a millet farmer from Rasilpur village in the Roopwas block...
Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation
To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...
Memorandum to Secretary, Rural Development Ministry on MNREGA issues
A delegation of organisations of agricultural workers met Secretary of Ministry...
Use cowdung as organic manure to improve soil health: Niti Aayog
The report of the Task Force noted that cow dung is a major produce of Gaushala,...
NITI Aayog panel pitches for capital assistance for gaushalas
The report titled 'Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio Fertilisers with...
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