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How to Grow Bitter Gourd at Home: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

How to Grow Bitter Gourd at Home: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Bitter gourd, with its prominent taste and impressive nutritional benefits, can revamp any small garden or balcony into a productive green space....

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Every Spring, This Festival Sees Children in Uttarakhand Visit Homes With Flowers and Songs

Every Spring, This Festival Sees Children in Uttarakhand Visit Homes With Flowers and Songs

Before the sun fully warms the hills of Uttarakhand, the village paths come alive with the sound of soft footsteps and tinkling laughter. It is the...

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Just a Pot & Sunlight: A Simple Guide to Growing Chillies at Home

Just a Pot & Sunlight: A Simple Guide to Growing Chillies at Home

A handful of fresh chillies can alter the character of an entire meal, lending warmth to curries, brightness to chutneys, and a welcome spiciness to...

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She Learned to Drive an Auto to Support Her Family — Now She Teaches Other Women for Free

She Learned to Drive an Auto to Support Her Family — Now She Teaches Other Women for Free

“Watching my mother work endlessly for a salary that could barely sustain us, I realised very early that I would have to carve a different path for...

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How Farmers Can Grow Maize Successfully in the Spring Season

How Farmers Can Grow Maize Successfully in the Spring Season

Spring is an ideal window to grow maize. With warm days, longer sunlight hours, and relatively lower pest pressure, the crop often performs well when...

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Easy Tips to Grow Bottle Gourd in Your Garden or Balcony This Summer

Easy Tips to Grow Bottle Gourd in Your Garden or Balcony This Summer

The first heat of summer brings long, sunny days, and the ideal opportunity to watch your garden come alive. Among the leafy vines climbing fences and...

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Kerala Coach Pledges Her Own Gold To Help 250 Kids With Cerebral Palsy Become Football Champions

Kerala Coach Pledges Her Own Gold To Help 250 Kids With Cerebral Palsy Become Football Champions

In the village of Thamarakulam in Kerala, a woman named Girija Kumari Madhu laid the foundation for a change. Born into a humble farming family, she...

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How to Prepare Your Garden for Summer Before the Heat Sets In

How to Prepare Your Garden for Summer Before the Heat Sets In

As winter loosens its grip and the days get longer, your garden begins to stir. Tender shoots appear, soil warms up, and there is a promise in the...

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How Kerala’s Unique Duck Farming Practice Is Keeping Rice Fields Healthy—Naturally

How Kerala’s Unique Duck Farming Practice Is Keeping Rice Fields Healthy—Naturally

In the fertile plains of Kerala, where rice paddies stretch between a network of canals and backwaters, a unique form of farming has flourished for...

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‘I Balanced a Full-Time IT Job & 3 Yrs of Rigorous Training to Cross the Ironman Finish Line’

‘I Balanced a Full-Time IT Job & 3 Yrs of Rigorous Training to Cross the Ironman Finish Line’

At 4 am, when most of Bengaluru is still wrapped in sleep, Akshay Sharma steps out into the dimly lit streets. Streetlights cast long shadows, the air...

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At 68, This Retired Banker Turned Gardening Expert Shares How To Grow Spring Onions at Home

At 68, This Retired Banker Turned Gardening Expert Shares How To Grow Spring Onions at Home

Spring onions (also called green onions or salad onions) are crunchy and mild-flavoured members of the allium family, prized for adding freshness and...

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Doctor Turned Bureaucrat: AIIMS Graduate Secures Top Rank in UPSC 2025

Doctor Turned Bureaucrat: AIIMS Graduate Secures Top Rank in UPSC 2025

In Rawatbhata, Rajasthan, a young man harboured ambitions that far exceeded the ordinary cycle of small-town life. Anuj Agnihotri’s early years were...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Brinjal at Home in Small Spaces

A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Brinjal at Home in Small Spaces

On a warm morning, there is a particular pleasure in stepping out to your balcony or terrace and noticing the first deep purple fruit hanging humbly...

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“I Want to See Everyone Eat”: The Story of Ordinary Indians Who Refuse to Turn Away From Hunger

As the sun dips below the horizon, signalling the end of a long day, the aroma of fresh dal, rice, and fried fritters fills humble kitchens across...

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75-YO Varanasi Artist Turns Wedding Cards & Broken Bangles Into Stunning Art

In Varanasi, where the Ganga River murmurs age‑old prayers and pilgrims circle life’s biggest rites, an unlikely artist is weaving magic from the...

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Radish Is the Perfect First Crop for Kids — Here’s How They Can Harvest It in Weeks

The soil is soft and warm, sunlight dances on tiny leaves, and eager little hands press seeds gently into the earth. Few experiences are as magical as...

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How to Grow Tomatoes on Your Balcony: A Simple Guide for Indian Homes& Balconies

There’s something deeply satisfying about slicing into a tomato you’ve grown yourself. The flavour feels fuller, the effort feels worthwhile, and...

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This Kolkata Scientist Who Cycled To Work Won a $3 Million Prize for His Physics Breakthrough

Born in Kolkata in 1956, Professor Ashoke Sen grew up with an innate fascination for complex mathematical ideas. From his early schooling at Sailendra...

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Kaziranga Emerges as a Stronghold for Endangered Fishing Cats, Survey Finds 57 in Park Wetlands

In Assam, where the Brahmaputra meanders through floodplains, and the monsoon remoulds the land into shimmering wetlands, Kaziranga National Park has...

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These Four Gurugram Founders Used a Centuries-Old Material to Build a Battery That Lasts 20 Years

One evening, as solar panels across India absorbed the last light of day, homes, hospitals, and small businesses prepared for a familiar transition....

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How To Turn Your Garden Into a Home for Birds

A garden is more than just flowers and greenery; it can be a lively refuge for birds. Imagine the soft rustle of leaves, bright feathers moving...

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Smooth-Coated Otter Spotted for the First Time in Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary

In the hushed expanse of northern India’s forested Terai‑Bhabar landscape, an exceptional chapter in conservation has gradually come to light....

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Rajasthan Farmer Quits Pesticides, Grows Organic Cucumbers Using Simple Natural Methods

In the village of Kalakh, Rajasthan, Ganga Ram Sepat had been farming wheat, bajra, maize, and jowar, crops his ancestors had grown for generations....

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Why Trekkers Are Choosing February for Sandakphu in West Bengal

For many trekkers, the Sandakphu trail on the Singalila Ridge offers one of the most magnificent mountain experiences in eastern India. February is...

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Meet Bengaluru Teen Who Turned A Traumatic Childhood Accident Into a Road Safety Plan For 50000 People

“Road accidents do not happen because people don’t care. They happen because people are never taught early enough to care about themselves, about...

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Simple Way To Teach Kids Patience: Grow Capsicum Together At Home

A single seed rests in the soil, almost invisible, until tiny roots reach down and a green sprout nudges upwards. Before long, that sprout becomes a...

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500 Students Turn Bird Guardians, Plant Trees & Build Nests In Assam's Golaghat

In Golaghat, a district in Assam, the first light of morning finds more than the usual stirrings of the town. Among the narrow lanes and schoolyards,...

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How A 50-Acre Park For Women Will Support Women Entrepreneurs In Karnataka

In a step towards supporting women in manufacturing and industry, the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) Bengaluru has officially opened a 50-acre...

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Before Summer Water Shortages Hit, Here Are 3 Community Solutions You Can Replicate

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For This Family, the Shoe Store Was Home but Now They’ve Built a Brand That Walks With India

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How These Punjab Farmers Cut Stubble Burning by 90%

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How Urban Gardeners in India Can Protect Plants From Frost During Winter

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How Assam Turned Years of Poaching into a Success Story for Over 3000 One-Horned Rhinos

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How Indian Farmers Are Giving Pulse Farming a Modern Upgrade

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7 Dragon Fruit Farming Tips From Farmers, Including One Who Earns Rs 2 Crore Annually

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This Winter, Let Children Turn the Garden Into a Creative Playground

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Mumbai’s Busy Eastern Express Highway Gets a Cherry Blossom Moment That Looks Almost AI-Generated

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7 Tips from Indian Farmers Perfecting Avocado Farming

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How This AI Machine Is Saving Indian Onion Farmers From Rejected Orders and Heavy Losses

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How One of India’s Largest Rail Initiatives has Become a Catalyst for Human Progress

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Go From Rs 0 to Rs 1 Crore: 7 Powerful Lessons From Farmers Who Made Their Land Profitable

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Budget 2026 Introduces a Rs 20000 Crore Carbon Credit Programme to Boost Farmers’ Incomes

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This New AI Tool Announced in Budget 2026 Aims to Help Farmers in Their Own Language

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This Kolkata Duo is Bringing Authentic Nolen Gur Back to Homes Across India

Originally reported and written in February 2025, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. As winter sets in across West...

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Pune Students Help Fishermen Earn While Keeping 2800 Litres of Toxic Oil Out of the Sea

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Himalayan Village Budget Trip for 2 With a 5-Day Itinerary Under Rs 16000

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What’s Driving Higher Earnings for Farmers This Winter?

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How to Grow the World’s Most Expensive Mango at Home — Lessons from an Udupi Farmer!

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How 3 Engineers Are Building India’s Satellite Eyes to Track Floods, Farms & Disasters

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This Google Engineer Quit His Job in Dublin to Grow Organic Food in Punjab

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