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According to this, the 1% reservation is applicable to orphans in institutions or otherwise, provided the applicant has been unable to trace their parents or any relatives and is further unaware of their caste.

Linking failing health to hybrid seeds, Rahibai Soma Popere of Kombhalne village in Maharashtra conserves hundreds of native varieties and encourages other farmers to grow traditional crops. Ashlesha Deo takes a closer look.

Reema Sathe founded Happy Roots, a food company that manufactures healthy, and preservative-free snack food using local ingredients, with raw material sourced from small and tribal farmers.