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Livelihood

American saffron emerges as an alternative crop to opium
In Jharkhand’s remote villages where opium has been cultivated illegally for many years, forest department promotes American saffron as an alternative crop of commercial value
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi | Jan 11, 2021 | Chatra, Jharkhand

Adapting to market needs, weavers find financial success
In a remote village in Majuli island, women who have always woven their traditional garments, are using their weaving skills to make different products and earn more
Surekha Kadapa-Bose | Jan 08, 2021 | Majuli, Assam

Cash crop cotton loses lustre for Ganjam farmers
Lack of transportation and marketing facilities and exploitation by private money lenders have forced cotton growers to cultivate other crops despite cotton’s potential for good returns
Gurvinder Singh | Jan 06, 2021 | Ganjam, Odisha
Governance

Cash crop cotton loses lustre for Ganjam farmers
Lack of transportation and marketing facilities and exploitation by private money lenders have forced cotton growers to cultivate other crops despite cotton’s potential for good returns
Gurvinder Singh | Jan 06, 2021 | Ganjam, Odisha
Health

How climate-induced changes affect children more
With extreme weather events affecting villagers, children miss education, are more susceptible to malnutrition and diseases, and are forced to take up labor work
Satyaki Baidya | Jan 22, 2021 |
Education

Residential school empowers tribal children through education
For tribes lacking access to education, a residential school functioning in Bhubaneswar exclusively for tribal children, offers education, and equips them with life and career skills
Abhijit Mohanty | Jan 20, 2021 | Khordha, Odisha