Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a positive impact on their crop yield in Jharkhand.

Wheat stubble left in the wake of harvesting in May, for instance, is being transformed into consumer goods and artefacts by some women in Uttar Pradesh.

Health-cum-storm shelters are coming up in the Sundarbans which regularly faces an onslaught of cyclonic storms. Local materials, such as bamboo and mud, are being used to build these climate resilient shelters.

The Perur-Sundakkamuthur Lake, said to be commissioned by the Chola kings in the 8th and 9th century, is losing favour with birds as commercial fishing and construction mania takes a toll on this unique bird habitat.

Birding is a joy in any form whether we are watching them, photographing them, writing about them or doing illustrations of them.

For centuries now, Kashmiri kangri tucked inside a phiran has helped people survive the biting cold winters of Kashmir. But kangri use is on a decline. A report from Okey, the kangri village of Kashmir.

Winters are when you unpack your binoculars and step out to spot birds. Here are some birdwatching tips for our young readers. Happy Birding!

It is the winter season when hundreds of thousand migratory birds visit India in search of a warm haven. Vadla is one of them. Here is her awe inspiring journey for the young readers of Gaon Connection.

COP28 has come and gone. There’s a need to reduce emissions from farming and food systems; but it must not create solutions on the backs of the developing world farmers, including the 700 million-plus Indians who rely on agriculture for their livelihoods.

Watching birds is an easy way to get children outdoors, whether it is to a neighbourhood lake or park, or in the school campus.