Jovita Aranha

Jumping into quick action, he rushed to the duty pointsman and Station Master, who then as per protocol, alerted the Railway Protection Force in Tambaram.

Once a barren piece of ancestral land that was wasting away, the Rangamalai Organic Farm established in 2015, is a fully integrated organic farm today, thanks to the vision of 34-year-old Pradeep Kumar and his pillar of support, his wife, Mangai.

The members have installed a compost machine, and today, most of the wet waste generated is transformed into compost and used on the gymkhana's cricket field. They supply the surplus to the BMC and neighbouring societies.

However, as most organic farmers would agree, in the natural technique of farming, pest management is a lot more important than the eliminating pests completely. Here is a list of innovative pest management techniques being adopted by farmers across the country and globe.

These Dalit women farmers have joined hands to fight and stake their claim on the 'gairan' or the common grazing land for cultivation.

November 1 marked the day of victory for the mother-son duo when the Chief Justice Bench of the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi government to provide a prosthetic limb to the differently abled kid within the span of two months.

On his visit to Agartala for a two-day programme called Setubandhan or bridge of bonding, Mujibul Haque Mujib, Bangladesh’s railway minister, announced that the country would restore railway lines at 12 places between the two countries which were discontinued after the partition and wars.

While most of us might laud the young man for his selfless service, not many know that he has been carrying on his good samaritan work since the last 18 years.

These three mouthwatering dishes will be a pleasant addition to the already existing series of stamps of 24 different Indian dishes, including the famous Tirupati laddu.

While it is common for most of us to scrunch our noses up in disgust at the sight and smell of drainage waters flowing through gutters, these school girls have found a way to generate electricity from drainage water and have developed a micro power generator to facilitate the same.