Tag: Farmers
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Varun Khurana, a computer science graduate from IIT-Delhi, is a serial entrepreneur…
The big question “When pumps ran for hours, but roots stayed dry, or when dark clouds gathered only to pass without rain, I kept wondering — was there a way…
India’s small and marginal farmers often find themselves tangled in a complex web of information when trying to understand or access government support schemes. Whether it is questions about eligibility,…
In the spring of 2012, in the West Bengal Sundarbans, Sudhanshu Dey bent down to the soil with a handful of indigenous rice seeds. The Sundarbans had already taught him…
Last year was particularly tough for Varsha Dhanavade, a farmer from Maharashtra’s Mhaswad. Despite a bountiful harvest of pomegranates — Varsha’s three-acre orchard has nearly 1,000 pomegranate trees — she…
A young man will spend the long weekend behind bars, accused of stealing a diesel fuel tank and leading police on a dangerous chase in a stolen four‑wheel drive north…
When fuel prices soared and LPG felt out of reach, Devendra Parmar from Madhya Pradesh chose a different path 🚜 Instead of relying on expensive fuels, he turned to what…
Share Tweet Share Share Email Calls are growing for South Australian farmers to be guaranteed access to fuel, amid concerns supply uncertainty could affect production decisions and flow through to…