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Simple Switch Helps Farmer Go From Living Hand-To-Mouth to Earning 35 Lakh/Year
In 2009, then 45-year-old Tukaram Gunjal from Nimaj in Maharashtra’s Sangamner taluka spent his days toiling on his 12-acre farm land with his cousins, and lived hand-to-mouth. He’d always followed...
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Bengaluru Engineer Devotes 15 Years, Converts His Land into Self-Sustaining...
In 2014, George M J (67), a resident of Bengaluru’s RT Nagar, purchased a one-acre plot of land in Hesaraghatta. This area is located 12 kilometres away from the city and was once well-known as an...
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Not All Apple Trees Need Mountains: This Bengaluru Man Grows Them In His Balcony
When you think of apple trees, you might envision them growing in mountainous regions such as the Himalayas. But 57-year-old Vivek Vilasini, a concept artist and photographer, has managed to grow them...
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After Losing Job To COVID, Couple Grows Mushrooms In Huts, Earns Rs 2.5...
In June 2020, Satinder Singh Rawat moved from Dubai to Noida after losing his job as a retail operations manager due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 46-year-old had been working in the Gulf for 15 years...
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Mumbai Woman Moves to Kodaikanal, Grows Peru’s Rare Tree Tomatoes In Her...
We know that tomatoes grow on shrubs and sometimes creepers. But did you know that they grow on trees as well? Known as Tamarillo or the Naga Tree Tomato in India, this variety resembles a tomato...
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Easy Steps to Grow Brinjal, Potaoes & Other Veggies in Recycled Boxes at Home
There’s a lot that can be grown on a terrace, in a backyard or a balcony, if we utilise the space well. As the monsoon is slowly setting in, it’s a great time to start growing some vegetables at home....
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How 38000 Women Farmers In Drought-Prone Marathwada Doubled Their Incomes
It was a face-off that Santoshi Survase from Maharashtra’s Latur district had to win at any cost. Her opponent was her husband, and the stakes were high. The end result was going to decide if her...
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Unable To Walk Herself, Woman Grows Organic Rice & Fruits For 30 Special Kids
wheelchair user D Indra was barely four when she was admitted to a shelter home for children with mental and physical disabilities. She was allowed to visit her parents and elder sister only during the...
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How To Grow Rudraksha Tree At Home: Gardening Enthusiast Shares 4 Easy Steps
For years, mythology has nurtured the tradition of using Rudraksha beads as rosaries. Often found beaded in chains among devotees, they have been attributed to Lord Shiva by believers. Over the years,...
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How to Turn the Pineapple You Just Ate into a Plant at Home: 6 Easy Steps
Whether it’s cut slices or freshly extracted juice, pineapple remains a favourite among many in all forms of consumption. The scrumptious fruit is often spotted in a variety of dishes – in your morning...
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After 14 Years, Indian Woman Leaves Canada To Become Natural Farmer in Tamil...
After living in Canada for 14 years, S Jayalakshmi returned to Chennai in 1992. However, she found herself in a conundrum — it was hard to find chemical-free vegetables for her daughter in the market,...
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Farmer’s Unique Marketing Idea Attracts People from 32 Countries, Helps Him...
Purushottam Sidhpara is one of the many farmers in India to practice organic farming or farming without the use of pesticides and chemicals. Besides the quality and the organic component of his...
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‘Was a Complete Novice’: Woman Earns Rs 85000 Amid Lockdown By Growing Jasmine
I nurture three jasmine plants in my small balcony, and the joy their fragrance brings me is immeasurable. Kirana Devadiga (36), an advocate based in Mangaluru, echoes my sentiment — she says growing...
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52-YO Farmer Quits Cotton & Corn; Becomes ‘Chia Queen’ to Earn 3 Times More
Prema, a member of the tribal community in HD Kote taluk, Karnataka, had always relied on forest produce for her livelihood. But when the state government rehabilitated her from Nagarhole forest in...
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Farmer Inspires 2000 to go Chemical-Free, Earns Rs 40 Lakh by Growing Organic...
In Kanai village in Madhya Pradesh, Tarachand Belji used to grow paddy and other traditional crops on his 6-acre land. His father would mainly farm using chemical fertilisers and pesticides. But in...
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Nutritionist Helps You Rent Farms & Grow 12 Varieties of Organic Food For Rs...
For Sudharani, growing leafy vegetables at home during the lockdown was not enough to meet the needs of her family of six. When sourcing organic food became a challenge due to strict physical...
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Couple Start Turmeric Revolution in Drought-Prone Area, Stop Suicides & Child...
Ramila and Devilal Vyas’ efforts in making 102 villages in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district child labour free was a landmark victory in 2004. In the early 2000s, children from marginal families in...
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How to Turn the Sweet Potato You Just Bought Into a Plant: 10 Easy Steps
Swati Dwidevi, a resident of Bengaluru, is a full-time HR professional whose hobby is growing various plants and documenting them on her YouTube channel. In her backyard, she grows over 200 plants,...
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Thyroid Forced Me To Rethink Food. I Now Grow 190+ Veggies on My Terrace
A few years after Darsha Sai Leela moved to Hyderabad from Ulpara village in Telangana, she was diagnosed with a thyroid ailment. Doctors recommended she start eating healthier food, and told her that...
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College Reunion Inspires Farming Startup, Duo Grow 70kg Soilless Veggies Per...
“My husband and I were looking to eat food that was lighter on the stomach and salads seemed like a great choice,” Sindu Pandalai tells The Better India. She adds that she decided to shift to healthy...
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