By Rahul Jha
Six rural women from Vaishali district in Bihar have set up the state’s first FPO, with support of Jeevika, where they make banana yarn out of discarded banana stems. The yarn is used to make several products such as bags, handicraft items, paper and rakhees
Six rural women from Vaishali district in Bihar have set up the state’s first FPO, with support of Jeevika, where they make banana yarn out of discarded banana stems. The yarn is used to make several products such as bags, handicraft items, paper and rakhees
By Sumit Yadav
Banana cultivation in Unnao district is becoming popular with the farmers as they reap profits that are way more than the traditional crops of paddy and wheat. From a mere 40 hectares about four years ago, banana cultivation is now spread across nearly 140 hectares of land in the district.
Banana cultivation in Unnao district is becoming popular with the farmers as they reap profits that are way more than the traditional crops of paddy and wheat. From a mere 40 hectares about four years ago, banana cultivation is now spread across nearly 140 hectares of land in the district.
By Ashwini K Shukla
Sunn hemp ropes were once used to make charpais, tie cattle, use around pails that were lowered then into wells to collect water, and on auspicious occasions. But now, nylon and other factory-made ropes have replaced the natural ropes. The traditional craft of making ropes is slowly disappearing.
Sunn hemp ropes were once used to make charpais, tie cattle, use around pails that were lowered then into wells to collect water, and on auspicious occasions. But now, nylon and other factory-made ropes have replaced the natural ropes. The traditional craft of making ropes is slowly disappearing.
By दिति बाजपेई
Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.
Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.
By Chandrakant Mishra
Drumsticks are an effective weapon against malnutrition: Woman and Child Welfare Department has begun the initiative to combat malnourishment through moringa plant at district level wherein every house in the district having a severely malnourished child would be provided with a moringa tree to be planted at its doorstep
Drumsticks are an effective weapon against malnutrition: Woman and Child Welfare Department has begun the initiative to combat malnourishment through moringa plant at district level wherein every house in the district having a severely malnourished child would be provided with a moringa tree to be planted at its doorstep
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes of thousands of chilly farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The pigment from the Kashi Sindoori chilli can be used as a natural colouring agent in the cosmetic industry.
The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes of thousands of chilly farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The pigment from the Kashi Sindoori chilli can be used as a natural colouring agent in the cosmetic industry.