थिमइयाह पूरी तरह से जैविक तरीके कॉफी की खेती करते हैं, जिससे उनकी कॉफी कई बड़ी कंपनियां खरीदती हैं।

The WHO is likely to add aspartame, an artificial low-calorie sweetener, to its list of chemicals which can possibly cause cancer in humans. Will such a classification help regulate artificial sweeteners that are widely added to food products, such as soft drinks, biscuits, pastries, yoghurt, jams and jellies, in India? Gaon Connection talks to some experts.

The project, which seeks to connect rural artisans, craftspersons and other creative artists with the urban markets, was launched in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Singh Baghel and Bastar District Magistrate Rajat Bansal. Details here.

Something of the idyllic setting of their village in the hills of Manipur reflects in the shiny black pottery that is entirely handmade without a potter's wheel, that sisters Presley and Pamshangphi Ngasainao have brought to sell at a Crafts Council Exhibition in Coimbatore.

A research project in Odisha is working on the possibility of promoting wild yams commercially. These tubers grow in abundance in the state’s tribal areas and are high in nutrition.

In India, a life is lost every 12 minutes due to snakebite. Such deaths are preventable provided victims receive proper and timely treatment. A study by the ICMR has found that only upto 30% of snakebite victims in rural India seek treatment in hospitals.