By Gaon Connection
As demand for pesticide-free tea picks up globally, tea gardens in North Bengal are switching to organic farming. But, erratic weather conditions are hindering their efforts to become entirely chemical-free.
As demand for pesticide-free tea picks up globally, tea gardens in North Bengal are switching to organic farming. But, erratic weather conditions are hindering their efforts to become entirely chemical-free.
By Gurvinder Singh
As demand for pesticide-free tea picks up globally, tea gardens in North Bengal are switching to organic farming. But, erratic weather conditions are hindering their efforts to become entirely chemical-free.
As demand for pesticide-free tea picks up globally, tea gardens in North Bengal are switching to organic farming. But, erratic weather conditions are hindering their efforts to become entirely chemical-free.
By Gaon Connection
They grew up watching their moms and grandmoms make chutney, jam, dried apple, and other traditional eatables at home. And now the women of Kotgarh in Himachal Pradesh run a business around these products under the Kotgarh Valley Village Organisation.
They grew up watching their moms and grandmoms make chutney, jam, dried apple, and other traditional eatables at home. And now the women of Kotgarh in Himachal Pradesh run a business around these products under the Kotgarh Valley Village Organisation.
By दिति बाजपेई
They grew up watching their moms and grandmoms make chutney, jam, dried apple, and other traditional eatables at home. And now the women of Kotgarh in Himachal Pradesh run a business around these products under the Kotgarh Valley Village Organisation.
They grew up watching their moms and grandmoms make chutney, jam, dried apple, and other traditional eatables at home. And now the women of Kotgarh in Himachal Pradesh run a business around these products under the Kotgarh Valley Village Organisation.
By Deepak Acharya
Discussions pertaining to the heart and heart-related ailments without the mention of garlic and Arjuna are inadequate. The two are said to be the heart’s true companions. Whether it is a remote village of India or some tribal region, learned people always talk first of garlic and Arjuna as a cure for various heart ailments
Discussions pertaining to the heart and heart-related ailments without the mention of garlic and Arjuna are inadequate. The two are said to be the heart’s true companions. Whether it is a remote village of India or some tribal region, learned people always talk first of garlic and Arjuna as a cure for various heart ailments
By Neetu Singh
This all-girls band is quite unique in its use of kitchen equipment to create music. Chimta, belan, thali and oakhli all are used as musical equipment without the frills of a conventional musical instrument or a vocalist. Still their music leaves its listeners hooked. What's more, with the sole medium of its songs, this band seeks to fulfill its social obligation by spreading the awareness
This all-girls band is quite unique in its use of kitchen equipment to create music. Chimta, belan, thali and oakhli all are used as musical equipment without the frills of a conventional musical instrument or a vocalist. Still their music leaves its listeners hooked. What's more, with the sole medium of its songs, this band seeks to fulfill its social obligation by spreading the awareness
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
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 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.
By Patralekha Chatterjee
Despite having surplus grains and the world’s earliest and largest scheme to battle hunger and malnutrition, millions of Indian children still remain malnourished owing to the ground level glitches
Despite having surplus grains and the world’s earliest and largest scheme to battle hunger and malnutrition, millions of Indian children still remain malnourished owing to the ground level glitches
By Tauseef Ahmed
Dai, the traditional midwives, are still active in the far flung villages of the Valley. Many of them are old and wizened but their years of experience delivering babies at home make them a lifeline.
Dai, the traditional midwives, are still active in the far flung villages of the Valley. Many of them are old and wizened but their years of experience delivering babies at home make them a lifeline.
By Tikuli
Neem flowers are used in various food preparations. Roasted flowers crumbled on hot plain steamed rice, with a generous helping of ghee, make for a perfect summer lunch. These flowers can be dried, preserved and used throughout the year. Here’s how.
Neem flowers are used in various food preparations. Roasted flowers crumbled on hot plain steamed rice, with a generous helping of ghee, make for a perfect summer lunch. These flowers can be dried, preserved and used throughout the year. Here’s how.