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PM sees in Chhattisgarh’s Radio Bultoo an example worth emulating for farmers

"Radio Bultoo", Chhattisgarh's version of disseminating information through bluetooth-enabled mobile phones in local languages, fascinated the PM

Interview with Indrajeet Misra

Collectively the material created a patchwork quilted vision of yearning, lost childhood and vivid memories powerfully simply evoked by the word ‘land’.

Forest Conservation and Management in Pachgaon

A small village called Pachgaon, in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra has done commendable work on forest management and livelihood generation.

Maker Magic

Maker spaces are drawing everyone from artists creating movie props to hobbyists making furniture and youngsters building drones and robots.

Women labour in drought-hit Karnataka on a mission to revive water bodies

Women across Karnataka, in districts like Mandya, Gulbarga and Kolar, are taking the drought head-on by toiling to revive water bodies themselves.

Women artisans of Thar Desert overcome adversity through embroidery

Undeterred by displacement and resettled in the unforgiving Thar Desert, women now have used their skills of traditional embroidery to earn a livelihood

Liberative communication for Genuine participation

Masses of the rural poor can liberate themselves not only from regressive tradition but also from manipulation, control and exploitation of elite oriented mass media communication

Empowering Indian Farmers: An Interview with Sneh Yadav

Organic is a way of farming in a responsible manner, where a farmer cares for mother earth, for the environment, for animals ...

Why Odisha’s Tribal Women Are Returning to Their Natural Roots for Guidance on Food

These women are going back to their native wisdom to, at least, secure the health of their coming generations.