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7 Ways to Use Tulsi at Home, From Herbal Tea to Traditional Remedies

7 Ways to Use Tulsi at Home, From Herbal Tea to Traditional Remedies

A few tulsi leaves in a cup of hot water, a handful in homemade kadha, or a plant growing in a sunny balcony corner. In many Indian households, tulsi...

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Money Plant Turning Yellow or Rotting in Water? 3 Simple Care Tips From a Delhi Gardener

A money plant is one of the easiest houseplants to grow. It can grow in a glass jar of water, adding a touch of green to a windowsill, desk, or living...

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‘Healthy Food Can Be Tasty Too’: 20-YO Uses Whole Grains, Jaggery To Recreate Old Recipes at Her Farm Kitchen

“I understood that no dish is difficult to make if you are genuinely interested and really want to cook it from your heart.” For 20-year-old...

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Ladakh Experiments With Saffron on Barren Land, Collects 22g in First 4 Days

In the cold, high-altitude region of Leh in Ladakh, land once considered barren is now producing one of the world’s most expensive spices. Saffron...

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85-YO Kerala Grandmother Teaches Children 3 Languages and Maths With Just Sand & a Stick

For the children gathered around her, a patch of sand becomes their first writing book, and their fingers become pencils. At 85, Indira Amma from...

01.11.2026 30

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‘India Felt Like One Giant, Compassionate Family’: A Couple's 80-Day Motorcycle Journey Around the Country

“We didn’t know if we had enough money to complete the journey. We did not even know what we would do when we came back. But we knew that if we...

31.10.2026 20

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He Saw Children His Age Leave School for Work. 15 Years Later, He Is Supporting 90000 Children in 110+ Villages

“Education can become a burden when a family has limited resources.” For Paturi Namratha Siri, a student from Yernagudem village in Andhra...

30.10.2026 20

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These Gardeners Have Reused Their Household Items to Grow Plants: 7 Things You Can Use Too

A healthy garden does not always require expensive pots, planters, or gardening equipment. Some of the things that can help plants grow may already be...

29.10.2026 30

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'I Spent 4 Years Farming on Weekends. Here Are 7 Things to Know Before Starting Your Own Organic Farm'

'I Spent 4 Years Farming on Weekends. Here Are 7 Things to Know Before Starting Your Own Organic Farm'
26.10.2026 20

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From Banana Leaf Meals to Fibre Bags: 10 Ways to Use Every Part of the Banana Plant

From Banana Leaf Meals to Fibre Bags: 10 Ways to Use Every Part of the Banana Plant
26.10.2026 30

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‘The Key Is Ensuring the Soil Doesn’t Retain Too Much Water’: 6 Tips to Grow Marigolds at Home

‘The Key Is Ensuring the Soil Doesn’t Retain Too Much Water’: 6 Tips to Grow Marigolds at Home
26.10.2026 30

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Don’t Throw Away Last Year’s Diyas: This Simple Trick Makes Them Diwali-Ready Again

23.10.2026 30

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5 Mathura Women Learnt to Run a Mustard Oil Unit. Today, They Run the Whole Business

22.10.2026 20

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After Growing a 150-Variety Garden: This Bikaner Coach Shares Lessons for Cultivating Spinach This October

21.10.2026 20

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Growing Tomatoes, Peppers or Herbs in Pots? 3 Things to Get Right for a Better Harvest

20.10.2026 30

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India Produced 454 Million Tonnes of Sugarcane. What Else Can We Make From It?

18.10.2026 90

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Army Major-Turned-Gardener Shares 6 Easy Steps to Grow Fresh Basil in a Small Pot at Home

16.10.2026 20

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‘I Wanted To Contribute Differently’: Doctor Quits Job To Help 100+ NGOs Find Funds & Volunteers

16.10.2026 30

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‘Don’t Start With a Nest Box’: How One Man Is Helping 80+ Schools Bring Back Sparrows

14.10.2026 30

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Onion Inflation Rose From 22.5% in July to 48.3% in August. Here's Why

13.10.2026 40

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A Seed That's Over 70% Kernel Has Helped Size Indian Cotton Since 1943: Meet the Tamarind

12.10.2026 30

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Mumbai Is Turning Ganpati Flowers Into Compost for Gardens; Here's What You Can Do With Yours

12.10.2026 30

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Delhi Gardener's Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Pomegranates on Your Balcony This October

10.10.2026 100

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With 10,000 Strawberry Plants, Mizoram’s Pi Mari-i Earns a Place Among UN’s 100 Women Heroes

09.10.2026 30

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Instead of Throwing Away Dry Leaves, Kerala Farmer Uses Them to Grow Potatoes in a 5-Foot Tower

09.10.2026 30

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Hyderabad Gardener Shares How To Grow Lilies at Home This October With Just 3–4 Hours of Sun

09.10.2026 30

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This Bengaluru IT Professional Started With a 1 Km Run and Ended Up Swimming Across Continents

06.10.2026 30

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1.6 Million Plates From Fallen Sheaths: How Farmers Are Finding New Uses for Areca

05.10.2026 100

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After 6 Failed UPSC Attempts, She Restarted at 30 to Help 900 Rural Kids Catch Up in Maths & English

03.10.2026 400

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‘A Couple of Pots and a Sunny Corner Is Enough to Get Started’: Gardener Shares How to Grow Water Lilies at Home

01.10.2026 40

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A Twig Becomes a Toothbrush, Seeds Become Oil: The Many Uses of Neem

30.09.2026 100

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After 7 Years of UPSC Heartbreak & Burnout, 32-YO Found Her Purpose in 800+ Rural Kids

28.09.2026 40

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One Baby, Thousands of Diapers: Mumbai Mom Explains Why She Chose Washable Cloth Ones Instead

28.09.2026 30

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Turn Kitchen Garlic Into Full Bulbs: Pune Gardener Shares His Simple 9-Step Method

28.09.2026 30

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Over Half of India Faces Dry Conditions: This Beed Farmer Shares 4 Ways to Farm With Less Water

25.09.2026 100

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These 5 Rivers Were Nearly Dead. Communities Brought Them Back to Life

25.09.2026 40

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2 Engineers Turn College Cleanup Into a Startup Collecting, Sorting & Recycling Waste in 36 Cities

23.09.2026 80

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A Garbage Dump Can Teach Sloth Bears Where to Find Food; Here’s Why That Matters in the Nilgiris

23.09.2026 40

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India’s Cheetah Count Reaches 56 as KGP12 Gives Birth to 4 Cubs at Kuno

21.09.2026 40

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2,000+ Students Saw Sustainability in Action. How They Took the Ideas Home

21.09.2026 40

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How to Make Moringa Powder at Home From Fresh Leaves

17.09.2026 60

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2 College Friends Built Free Mini Libraries in Ahmedabad Parks. Here’s How You Can Too

16.09.2026 50

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‘You’re Doing a Great Job’: How This Runner Turns His Morning Jog Into a Trail of Kind Words

16.09.2026 50

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How Assam’s Artisans Turn One Bamboo Plant Into Hundreds of Things We Use Every Day

16.09.2026 150

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A Father’s Unfinished Dream Is Now Giving Hundreds of Seniors the Courage to Travel

16.09.2026 70

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Just A Photo, a Problem & a Solution: How This Free AI Is Helping India’s Farmers Identify Crop Diseases Early

14.09.2026 50

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Engineer Builds Wearable That Helps People With Parkinson’s Walk When Their Feet Freeze

12.09.2026 70

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‘They Don’t Need Your Entire Day’: 25-YO Gardening Entrepreneur Shares a 10-Minute Weekly Plant-Care Routine

11.09.2026 60

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Ganesh Chaturthi: 9 Fun Ways to Teach Children About Sustainability

11.09.2026 100

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Ladakh’s Geothermal Energy: 5 Ways India Could Put Underground Heat to Work

07.09.2026 50

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