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December 12, 2018
An enclosed bathing space and toilet, while ensuring better hygiene for the women, also gives them time for other activities (Photo by Gram Vikas)
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Piped water allows rural women to bathe in private

In Odisha, where a high number of rural households lack enclosed bathing spaces, construction of bathrooms and piped water supply help women avoid bathing in the open

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December 10, 2018
A tribal woman in Dantewada district, dependent on forest produce and rain-fed agriculture, has enhanced her income by raising honeybees (Photo by Pragati Prayas Samajik Sewa Sanstha)
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Chhattisgarh tribes taste success raising honeybees

Living a marginalized life in the mining region of Dantewada, local tribes dependent on forest produce, rain-fed agriculture and wild honey have successfully taken to modern apiculture

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December 7, 2018
Kamal Saikia, who practises organic farming, says he finds the tips offered by Dakor Boson quite useful (Photo by Azera Parveen Rahman)
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Traditional agricultural wisdom still relevant in Assam

Scientists are now validating the wisdom behind Dakor Boson, a bunch of rhyming verses that has offered tips to farmers in Assam and its neighbouring areas for centuries

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December 5, 2018
It is not unusual to find groups of unemployed men in villages across India (Photo by Michael Foley)
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Money & manhood: changing gender roles in rural homes

In times of increasing agrarian stress and uncertain incomes, women in villages are becoming as much providers of families as men, but the vice grip of patriarchy refuses to slacken

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