Floods in Punjab, Haryana and UP, but farmers in Bihar stare at drought conditions; paddy sowing affected
Floods in Punjab, Haryana and UP, but farmers in Bihar stare at drought conditions; paddy sowing affected

By Pawan Kumar

Of the 38 districts in Bihar, 31 have reported deficient rainfall this southwest monsoon season. Farmers in distress as paddy sowing and transplantation remain way short of the target.

Of the 38 districts in Bihar, 31 have reported deficient rainfall this southwest monsoon season. Farmers in distress as paddy sowing and transplantation remain way short of the target.

Bihar: A Mushrooming Success with Rural Women at its Centre
Bihar: A Mushrooming Success with Rural Women at its Centre

By Pawan Kumar

A chance encounter with a curry in Delhi led to Shashi Bhushan Tiwari setting up a mushroom cultivation enterprise in his village in Muzaffarpur that sells button mushrooms worth Rs 50 lakh per month, and provides employment to over 100 rural women.

A chance encounter with a curry in Delhi led to Shashi Bhushan Tiwari setting up a mushroom cultivation enterprise in his village in Muzaffarpur that sells button mushrooms worth Rs 50 lakh per month, and provides employment to over 100 rural women.

The man who owns 435,000 sq ft of land may not have rice to eat this year
The man who owns 435,000 sq ft of land may not have rice to eat this year

By Pawan Kumar

At a time they are usually scrambling from floods, Bihar’s farmers are facing a drought. Urban India can probably not comprehend the annual crises for the farmer in Bihar, now normalised in India’s monsoon headlines.

At a time they are usually scrambling from floods, Bihar’s farmers are facing a drought. Urban India can probably not comprehend the annual crises for the farmer in Bihar, now normalised in India’s monsoon headlines.

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