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Food and Water
To take weather reports to farmers, Meteorological Department turns to postmen
The postal department will feed this information to their servers, and IMD officials will then access it to churn out circle-level, custom-made weather and crop forecast.
Health and Hygiene
In Search of Women’s Health
A gynaecological survey under a health programme shows the devastating situation of women of an Indore slum and how it has been considerably improved
Economics and Technologies
Usha, dawn of hope and dignity
The Usha Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd. is not just a bank but a life-changing platform for nearly 23 thousand sex workers in Kolkata
Health and Hygiene
Sanitarily yours…
At a school in Kanchipuram, teachers and students harvest manure from dry composting toilets, thus paying possibly the best tribute to Gandhi
Learning and Education
Putting play at the centre of learning: Baala Balaga School
This equal opportunity school enables affordable access to education. It emphasizes learning that is child-centric, activity-oriented, play-based, and holistic.
Food and Water
The forest on their plates
The new forest policy had led to malnutrition in their communities and they got down to get back what they had lost - millets and seeds.
Food and Water
Rural group bats for traditional farming
Farmers erect 'T' shaped bamboo poles in the paddy fields to provide birds with perches so that they can feed on the larvae of leaf-eating insects
Millets should be in PDS, says lobby
On the MiNI's national campaign to bring millets (which are nutritious and suit India's agro-climatic conditions) into the PDS.
Environment and Ecology
Tribal crops find a haven
A tribal settlement in a Wildlife Sanctuary has turned into a treasure trove of traditionally grown, highly pest-resistant and protein-rich crops.