Farming Tales
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Climate resilience, good yields and steady income: The benefits of a diversified farm in Maharashtra
With erratic weather wrecking crops, multiple crops and nurturing an ecosystem could help farmers stay afloat.
Srushti Paranjpe
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A solution to India’s stubble burning and climate change problems is growing around its cities
Regenerative agriculture on the fringes of cities can bolster food security while helping the country achieve its climate goals.
Aaran Patel
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In photos: Snapshots of India’s women farmers, who shoulder the burden as men work in cities
Scenes of inequality from Raiganj in West Bengal.
Tathagata Bhowmik
Trending
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Is Congress leadership of INDIA shaky after Hindi belt poll defeats?
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Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
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‘Change’ over ethnic identity politics: Why MNF lost Mizoram
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Why Congress lost Chhattisgarh
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Detective fiction: An intense exploration of the squalor and vice that fester in shadowy city lanes
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In Jharkhand, a homegrown innovation is driving up potato farmers’ incomes
A global development organisation has helped devise a method to increase the shelf life of the produce.
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
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Farmers or corporates: Who benefits from Andhra Pradesh’s natural farming project?
The government’s choice of partners has raised concerns.
Aritra Bhattacharya
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Can Andhra Pradesh’s ambitious plan to stop the use of chemicals in farms succeed?
Natural farming has improved yields in some areas but scaling it up to cover the entire state requires Rs 17,000 crore.
Aritra Bhattacharya
Video
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Watch: Comedian holds imaginary conservation with atlas and dictionary to recall the good old days
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Cyclone Michaung: Streets, homes and airport flooded, cars washed away, in Chennai
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Watch: Director Zoya Akhtar reveals why she had to change the end of ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’
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‘Wasn’t it obvious?’: Billie Eilish confirms her coming out at Variety’s Hitmakers red carpet event
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Watch: Schoolboy struggles to leave house as pet cat keeps climbing on his back
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Eyes in the sky: Satellite technology is helping Meghalaya identify land to cultivate boro rice
The North Eastern Space Applications Centre has tapped into a suite of geospatial technologies.
Sahana Ghosh
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Andhra Pradesh’s push for chemical-free farming inspires other states
The state government will require about Rs 150 billion over the next few years till 2024 to achieve its goal.
Mayank Aggarwal
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Farmers in Darjeeling’s tea hub are all set to offer a fresh new brew – organic coffee
With traditional crops like ginger and cardamom fetching low prices, selected farmers have turned to coffee for better returns.
Gurvinder Singh
The Reel
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Birds, fishes and butterflies: Meet the eco-managers of West Bengal’s paddy fields
Farmers in the state’s Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur districts are switching to ecological farming, with a little help from nature.
Moushumi Basu
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Long before urban hipsters, a panchayat in Kerala had discovered the benefits of organic vegetables
Kanjikuzhi took to organic farming in 1994, in the hope of making its farmers self-sufficient. The decision paid off, making it a national model.
Anubha George
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A group of farmers is working to bring paddy cultivation back to Kerala by tapping into fallow land
In a landscape dominated by cash crops, the state government is encouraging farmers to cultivate on barren fields.
Vishaka George & Noel Benno/PARI
The Field
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Pro Kabaddi League: Puneri Platan stun Jaipur Pink Panthers; Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Cleiton, Nandhakumar help East Bengal thump NorthEast United
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: Meet Vishnukanth Singh – India’s midfield metronome
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Boxing, Junior World C’Ships: Amisha, Prachi, Hardik win silver; nine more Indians in fight for gold
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India tour of South Africa: Markram to lead hosts in white-ball; Temba Bavuma to captain in Tests