The government provides midday meals, uniforms and textbooks, but no notebooks that are crucial for proper learning and teaching to take place. A non-profit is trying to address this gap.

Bihar's Muzaffarpur is a hub for vegetables and fruits. Cold storage units can go a long way in cutting down losses suffered by the traders and farmers, as demonstrated by the five metric tonnes cold storage unit running in Nwera village. All its operations have been digitalised through a mobile application. A similar story is unfolding in Himachal Pradesh, where apple farmers are benefitting from the cold storage and shelf-life monitoring, which were not so accessible earlier.

Thousands of farmers in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi cultivate flowers. Navratri and Diwali are when they earn maximum profits. While untimely October rains have destroyed a part of their produce, they hope Diwali sales will help compensate for their losses.

Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.

Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.