In the Foresters partner channel of the Slow App, listen to the story of zookeeper Rajesh Kumar, who works at the National Zoological Park, Delhi, and his bond with the animals under his care

In a first, farmers in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Manipur harvest their apple crop which they have grown with the active support of scientists from the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology.

When the adivasi children of Janwaar in Panna district, MP took to skateboarding in 2016, little did they realise they were making way for other significant changes in their village which is now also known for organic farming.

At 12 he was diagnosed with a type of bone cancer and his family struggled to get him treated. Now, at 27, Sandeep Kumar from Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar runs ‘DigiSwasthya’ telemedicine centre that links up villagers with doctors to provide free medical consultation.

KK Gupta, a senior filaria inspector, has gone out of his way to help people in need. In the course of the COVID 19 pandemic, he has personally performed last rites of people, fed the poor and the hungry, and organised transportation for stranded migrant labourers.

An online portal, developed by the National Horticulture Board, has 803 registered nurseries to enable the sale and purchase of fruit, vegetable and spice plants. Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched it recently.

About 4,300 women in Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Rajasthan have gone on to set up their own enterprises after undergoing skill development training offered by the Dungarpur Municipal Council and local non-profits.

For Maithili New Year, Jur Sital, which falls today, April 14, people in the Mithila region give the kitchen much-needed rest, indulge in some kite-flying, play a version of Holi with silt from water bodies, and sprinkle water on each other to beat the summer heat.

A village in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir views the practice of dowry as a serious crime. Anyone demanding it is ostracised, barred from offering prayers in the local mosque and not allowed to bury their dead in the village graveyard.

The Khadi and Village Industries Ltd’s RE-HAB project, launched last year in Karnataka, addresses human-elephant conflict through bee-fencing. It is also raising income of the local farmers.