A decade ago, as Narendra Kumar Girwa scrolled through YouTube in search of videos on terrace farming, an inadvertent typo directed him to the intriguing world of pearl farming. This…
Ever wondered what it would be like to eat a rose? Not just any rose, but a delicious, edible one? Now, imagine a gift that combines the beauty of flowers…
Sonika Sanju Kumar vividly remembers the first time she stepped onto the running track. The rhythmic pounding of her feet against the ground drowned out the whispers of the stigma…
Beekeeping is making a robust comeback as a sustainable and profitable venture. For farmers and urban dwellers alike, beekeeping offers more than just honey. It promises a sustainable livelihood, enriches…
Earlier this month in Mumbai, a landmark moment unfolded as queer leaders, corporate trailblazers, and philanthropists gathered to confront one of the most urgent crises facing India’s LGBTQIA+ community: the…
Parashram Akhare, a 28-year-old electrical engineer from Mohadari village in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, founded Krushi Sarathi — a socio-commercial startup with a vision to make farming more profitable, sustainable, and…
Please switch off your cellular phones at least when you are inside this shop. Let us talk to each other. Pretend it’s 1890 — reads a sticky note at the…
Huddled under the dim glow of a streetlight in a crowded Bengaluru slum, 12-year-old Nadia (name changed) sketched furiously on a piece of cardboard. Her family, forced to leave their…
When Kamlesh Joshi joined Delhi University’s Dyal Singh College in 2007 to pursue an honours degree in physics, he quickly realised two things. First, he had no real interest in…
“My love towards the forest actually started out of empathy and emergency.” In the dense forests of Chhattisgarh, where human-elephant conflicts have been a growing concern, Indian Forest Service (IFS)…