Securing Livelihoods of Marginal Farmers amid the Challenging times of COVID-19 in South Odisha
Back in March, a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country became a cause for increasing concern. Perhaps a complete nationwide lockdown was the only possible solution to flatten the steadily rising curve. However, the sudden enforcement of the lockdown and subsequent travel restrictions tremendously affected the small and marginal farmers hailing […]
Climate change: Industry’s impact
With a boost in the industry sector, the utilization of resources has increased. The Earth temperature is rising at faster rates and a rapid climate change has caused global warming with the prime reason being greenhouse gas emissions from the industries. There is a lot of wastage during the production process and after consumption as […]
Women Farmer Producer Companies transforming the face of Agriculture in Maharashtra
An online meeting with #FPCs of @MissionUmed revealed the confidence of #WomenFarmerProducerCompanies in Maharashtra @DAY_NRLM @MoRD_GOI @mrhasanmushrif bringing change in #agriculture @MahaDGIPR @AgriGoI #SHGs Online is the new mantra, screen fatigue or no, we all are head over heels into it. So over the last two months MSRLM has undertaken reviews, conducted online trainings and […]
10 Gurugram Residents are Helping Organic Farmers Bring Produce to Your Doors
In such a situation, it is vital India finds alternative pathways of well-being, that help generate dignified livelihoods for all, and that help us move towards ecological sustainability. Before the pandemic drove things awry, people would throng the club patio at South City-1 in Gurugram during the early hours every Sunday. A long line of […]
Evolving villages to eradicate poverty
According to the 2011 census of India, there are more than 6 lakh villages in the country. Poverty is one of the issues faced by the nation as well. Sustainable Development Goal 1 by the UN is ‘eradicating poverty for all people everywhere’. ‘Evolve’ is one such enterprise that plans on achieving the goal through […]
Coir Bhoovastra: Kerala’s water bodies go through a makeover during monsoon
With nature at a new risk every day, Kerala has taken the astounding initiative of giving their canals and streams a new kind of makeover. The makeover will use eco- friendly cloth to drape over their banks. The cloth will stop erosion during the season of monsoon. Kerala the Land of Coconuts, have been technologically […]
Sustainable living: An outlook for future
Life before the outbreak of Coronavirus was different than how it is currently. People were able to travel, go out to eat or order food online, to the malls for shopping, party and whatnot. This freedom then, however, was taken for granted and often misused. Also, it greatly affected the environment and society. People became […]
Pond of Hope
The livelihood of the villagers is basically linked to the locally available natural resources in the areas around their villages. With the urbanization around the villages and the change in the pattern of economic activity, natural resources are decreasing which directly affect these people. This is the story of a pond of hope which was […]
Jhansi shows the way to combat the Locust Menace
When we sit down for a meal, we instinctively thank the Almighty. But how many of us also thank the farmer who braves numerous odds to put the food on our table? Notwithstanding vagaries of the weather and high input costs, the Indian farmer toils away for months, to eke out a living. He […]
Contactless vegetable sale in Ujjain – An initiative of Ujjain Municipal Corporation
In view of the lockdown, Ujjain municipal corporation has tied up with vegetable vendors to provide home delivery of vegetables to the citizens of Ujjain. The conventional system of vegetable vending in the city by farmers is done by bringing their vegetables to the mandi in the City, where auction takes place and then the […]