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This Hooghly Farmer Built a Rs 30 Lakh Potato Seed Business Supporting 150 Farms

When Subrata Karmakar was 11, he would trail behind his father across nine bigha of farmland in Beleswar Basna village in West Bengal’s Hooghly...

26.02.2026 10

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How a Mountaineer Worked With Villagers in Purulia To Protect 18 Striped Hyenas

On the night of 14 January 2017, Makar Sankranti had drawn to a close in the villages near Pakhi Pahar, a forested hill range in West Bengal’s...

24.02.2026 10

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Facing Water Shortages, These Sundarbans Farmers Turned Their Fields into Lifesaving Ponds

11.02.2026 7

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Meet the Couple Who Faced Attacks & Evictions To Raise 650 HIV-Positive Children as Their Own

30.11.2025 10

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This Simple Wheelchair Innovation Is Giving 7000 Indians With Disabilities Their Freedom Back

19.11.2025 10

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Once Drinking Toxic Water, 3000 Villagers in Bengal Now Fill Their Bottles From a Safe Community Tap

28.10.2025 10

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Bay Leaf Farming in West Bengal Drives Rs 400 Crore in Revenue, Helping Women Farmers Prosper

24.09.2025 10

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This 70-YO Farmer From Bengal Created a Papaya Variety That Yields 75000 Kg a Year

Armed with nothing but curiosity, 70-year-old Krishna Chandra Halder from Hooghly cross-pollinated two papaya varieties to create a new hybrid. Today,...

08.08.2025 10

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This Andhra-Based Chocolate Brand Empowered 300+ Farmers & Earned Rs 8.7 Cr in Year One

Behind every Manam Chocolate bar is a farmer’s name, a family’s story, and a field in West Godavari. By working directly with cocoa farmers, this...

07.07.2025 10

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Bay Leaf Farming in West Bengal Drives Rs 400 Crores in Revenue, Helping Women Farmers Prosper

20 years ago bay leaves was not cultivated in West Bengal, however today it has gained popularity among the trading and farming community due to its...

12.05.2025 10

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