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Geeta Meghwal’s decision to study science in a boys’ school, so as to follow her dreams, has prompted many girls to opt for science education (Photo by Rakhee Roytalukdar)

Girls in rural Rajasthan show zeal for science

Revival of their traditional embroidery has helped the Lambadi women augment their household income and prevent migration (Photo by Jency Samuel)

Revival of Lambadi embroidery stems migration

Gautam Bera’s wife is happy with the tomato harvest. Although farm productivity has increased after land shaping, local farmers are now facing challenges in tackling pest infestation (Photo by Dhruba Das Gupta)

Land shaping benefits Sundarban farmers

With the native Thooyamalli paddy saplings ready for transplantation, Govindasamy believed everything was under control (Photo by Sathya Anbajagane)

How an organic experiment went wrong

With poultry waste providing cooking fuel and natural fertilizer, Wados village has a sustainable poultry farming practice (Photo by Hiren Kumar Bose)

Success eggs on Sindhudurg farmers

Landslides that resulted after the August 2018 deluge have left steep inclines near coffee grower Shanteyenda’s house, making restoration difficult (Photo by Amoolya Rajappa)

Kodagu coffee growers struggle after deluge

Broad bed and furrow system of land shaping has helped farmers like Sudhir Datta overcome the effects of extreme weather events and increase farm income (Photo by Sharada Balasubramanian)

Andaman farmers reshape land for better farming

Understanding the need for conservation of biodiversity, villagers of Mandasaru have strengthened forest protection measures (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)

Biodiversity takes center stage in Odisha’s silent valley

Women farmers who grow flowers harvest them for three months, increasing their household income (Photo by Manish Kumar Shukla)

Flowers bring women sweet scent of success

Seed pens, while helping reduce plastic waste, provide the physically challenged with a home-based livelihood (Photo by K. Rajendran)

Physically challenged script success with seed pens

Qualified and specially trained nurses man primary healthcare AMRIT clinics in villages that lack access to hospitals (Photo courtesy Basic HealthCare Services)

Nursing the underserved to health in rural Rajasthan

As per Odisha government’s directive, schools near brick kilns enroll migrant workers’ children like Laxmi Bag (Photo by Rakhi Ghosh)

Migrant children get a shot at continuing education

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