microenterprise
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People of the Blue Mountains
"It's their mainstream, what we call alternatives"
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Fruit bowl beats the lockdown
"I didn’t need anyone’s help to meet him (the District Collector). He listened patiently and advised remedial measures.”
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New Grading Machine Helps Small Farmers
Agro-waste falls off the upper deck; small grain collects in one tub and the good grain remains in the middle deck, collecting in a separate tub.
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The power of Kudumbashree
Kudumbashree groups cleaned up 11,300 public places and two lakh houses. Around 40,000 affected families received counselling ...