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Empowering UP Farmers with Organic Agriculture & Value-Added Products

Empowering UP Farmers with Organic Agriculture & Value-Added Products

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The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in May 2025. Kamini Singh’s journey is one that began in the halls of some of India’s top research institutions — the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) and the CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP).  As a scientist with years of experience in […]

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Summers in NTPC Simhadri – How Young Girls Are Discovering Their Dreams

Summers in NTPC Simhadri – How Young Girls Are Discovering Their Dreams

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For Lasyasri, it meant finding the courage to speak her dreams out loud. For Bhavita, it meant discovering hers for the very first time. Find out how a summer programme is empowering school girls to find their passion and transform their lives. In partnership with @ntpcltd1 Music Credit:Title of Musical Work: MomentsArtist: Dan PhillipsonLicense ID: S733097-12865Link:

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S P Sujith Swaminikarthil Grows Living Pookkalam in Alappuzha for Onam

S P Sujith Swaminikarthil Grows Living Pookkalam in Alappuzha for Onam

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In Kanjikuzhi, a village near Cherthala in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, a farmer has breathed new life into an age-old tradition. S P Sujith Swaminikarthil has reimagined the ‘pookkalam’ — the vibrant floral carpet laid to welcome Onam, not as something to be picked and placed, but something to be planted and grown. Instead of gathering

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Chandrashekhar Mandal Builds Digital Labour Chowk, India’s Job Portal for Daily Wage Workers

Chandrashekhar Mandal Builds Digital Labour Chowk, India’s Job Portal for Daily Wage Workers

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The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in August 2024. January 2020 It was a rainy day in Delhi. Chandrashekar Mandal had just started work at his new finance job and was enjoying a cup of coffee from the balcony of his office on the second floor. As he stood outside, the glaring

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7 Indian Grandmas Who Turned Cooking Passion into Successful Food Businesses

7 Indian Grandmas Who Turned Cooking Passion into Successful Food Businesses

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The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in July 2024. It wouldn’t be a stretch to call food the lingua franca of grandmothers across the world. Their delicious concoctions are a quick fix to life’s curveballs. Feeling unwell? Grandmas have just the right prescription; a warm bowl of soup. Had your heart broken?

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How Dr Jogesh Choudhary is Growing a Sandalwood Forest in Rajasthan’s Desert

How Dr Jogesh Choudhary is Growing a Sandalwood Forest in Rajasthan’s Desert

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In 2017, while on a casual trip to Bellary in Karnataka, Dr Jogesh Choudhary found himself walking through vast stretches of sandalwood plantations. The air carried a faint woody fragrance, and the sight of thousands of trees left him wide-eyed.  It reminded him of childhood tales, of sandalwood’s allure, the smuggling stories, and its rarity.

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Real Heroes Don’t Trend

Real Heroes Don’t Trend

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#thebetterindia Real heroes don’t chase the spotlight—they build it.🌱 From dusty villages to bustling towns, they turn deserts green, light up classrooms, and spark revolutions of kindness.🚲📚 💙No blue ticks, no red carpets—just grit, dreams, and a million unspoken thank-yous. 🌟While the world scrolls past, we turn up the volume on their fight.On September 18,

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