rural india

As awareness about the environment spreads, more and more people are turning to organic and agricultural lifestyles. Vivek and Juli Cariappa have been pioneers in organic and sustainable living, and have some words of advice for anybody looking to make the lifestyle switch.

Often, teaching in English in India’s hinterlands can be a challenging task for even the most well-meaning and dedicated teacher. Recognising this, an organisation has created an innovative way of teaching teachers how to teach.

Many small and marginal farmers in Lohardaga and Gumla are using tiny pumps to irrigate vegetable fields, an entrepreneurial model that has the potential to increase incomes for smallholders, since groundwater is abundant in the state. Bikalp Chamola takes a closer look.

A survey, conducted with inputs from residents of Jharkhand villages, gives insights into the real situation on the ground.

Talking about topics like menstruation and menstrual health can be difficult in rural India. Recognising this, a team of volunteers decided to create a space where young girls from a Rajasthan village could discuss these topics without fear.

The consistently high returns from growing pomegranates in Maharashtra, the epicentre of the fruit’s production in India, have seen many farmers adopt it over water-guzzling crops such as sugarcane and cotton. Hiren Kumar Bose takes a closer look.

Sunder Rang, a unique initiative, is empowering livelihoods of rural women in Rajasthan through arts and crafts.

Grassroots journalism is about more than just highlighting stories from neglected communities; sometimes, it can also be the catalyst for major positive change in these areas.

An innovator and social entrepreneur, Binish Desai designs technologies to recycle industrial waste. With his patented P-blocks made from paper industry’s waste, he is building toilets in rural Gujarat.

Nikhil Sathe, a Junior Technical Expert in beekeeping, talks about his experiences training farmers in beekeeping.