How A 22-YO Carpenter Became a Hindi Wikipedia Reviewer, With Over 57,000 Edits
In 2011, Raju Jangid from Jodhpur, then a student of Class VIII, searched the internet for information about Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty, and landed on the actor’s page on Wikipedia, the largest...
View ArticleThis School Made of Sandstone in the Middle of The Thar Desert Needs no ACs
Can you imagine children studying in the middle of the Thar desert, where day temperatures peak close to 50 degrees Celsius and harsh winds cause sand to blow through the day? An architectural marvel,...
View ArticleA 1500 Km Road Trip in an Electric Car, For Just Rs 700: Jaipur Engineer...
A few months ago, Aakash, an electronics engineer based out of Jaipur, had made plans with his friends to take a long road trip to Longewala, a town in Jaisalmer district on the Indo-Pak border. While...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Saunf King’ Grows 25 Tonnes of Fennel on 15 Acres While Also Saving...
It’s never easy to be the harbinger of change and for Ishaq Ali (49), a farmer from Sirohi district in Rajasthan, it was no different. Today, after almost three decades of consistent hard work, Ishaq...
View Article70,000 Copies Sold: 75 Rajasthani Villagers; And Their Bestseller on Women’s...
Discourse around sexual wellness in India remains tiptoed around, hushed up, avoided, or ignored. A report in the Reproductive Health Journal states that in India, young women, especially those in...
View ArticleJodhpur Woman Helps 15000 More Sell Their Traditional Embroidery to Germany,...
Owing to the exodus post the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971, several members of the Meghwal community settled in India in parts of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. In...
View ArticleOrganic, Scientific Farming Helps Rajasthan Farmer Earn Rs 4 Lakh/Year, Save...
Shankar Jaat from Salera village Rajasthan is a traditional farmer, growing tomato, beans and wheat on his 1.25-acre land. However, the 45-year-old marginal farmer never earned more than Rs 60,000 a...
View ArticleRajasthan Man’s ‘Jaipur Belt’ Cuts Load on Farmers, Construction Workers By Half
Back aches due to regular load on the spine are becoming increasingly common among people across various professions, be it labour-intensive work or tiresome desk jobs. In India, 60% of the population...
View ArticleIt Costs Just Rs 10 to Charge This EV, With Reverse Gear & In-Built Mobile...
Nearly a fortnight ago, Warivo Motor, a Jaipur-based electric vehicle startup, launched their latest range of premium e-scooters called the Falcon Ace. With a top speed of 60 kmph and battery range...
View ArticleAttacked For Being A Woman In Sports, Today This 18-YO Is A World Boxing...
IIn 2018, boxing champion Arundhati Choudhary (18) was basking in the glory of having bagged a gold medal at the Khelo India School Games, when a fateful incident suddenly threatened to uproot her...
View ArticleRajasthan Organic Farmer Blends Unique Curd-Based Fertiliser, Earns Rs 80...
Thanks to its environment-friendly and harmful chemical-free advantages, consumer belief in organic food is a recent trend. But 70-year-old Ratan Lal Daga is an exception – far ahead of the curve....
View ArticleRajasthan Startup’s Innovative Polymer Made of Fruit Peels Helps Farmers Save...
Growing up in Boraj, a small village in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, Narayan Lal Gurjar and Puran Singh Rajput had watched their families struggle with water scarcity while farming their entire...
View ArticleIIT Alumni Startup’s Half-Acre Hydroponics, Soilless Farm Grows 7,000 KG Produce
IIT-Bombay graduates Amit Kumar and Abhay Singh’s Kota-based startup, Eeki Foods, grows high quality, residue-free Indian staple vegetables and fruits like tomatoes, cucumbers, bitter gourd, bottle...
View ArticleAncient Tradition & Physics Keeps This Rajasthan Home 8 Degrees Cooler Than...
In March 2020, Raghu Pratap Singh, a Jaipur-based architect, accompanied his cousin to their property in Achrol, Rajasthan, which is about a 30-km drive from the city. His cousin, Heena Sukhani and her...
View ArticleDoctor, Mother & Top Cop: How IPS Amrita Duhan Juggled It All to Become a...
In 2017, when Dr Amrita Duhan, the only woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in her cadre, bagged three trophies at the police academy, she became a role model for women across the country....
View Article17-YO Shares 5 Easy Steps To Grow Microgreens At Home, Using Old Milk Packets
After schools shifted to an online teaching mode, 17-year-old Nisha Pathak was worried about her increase in screen time. To avoid spending too much time looking at computers and to keep herself...
View ArticleFighting Climate Change, Rajasthan Villagers Turn Barren Land To Dense Forest
Karech, a village around 75 km from Udaipur, is probably the last village in western Rajasthan. The residents belong to tribal communities and their subsistence depends on agriculture, livestock...
View ArticleKids From a Village Reach National Skating Championships, All Thanks to a New...
Bhurelal is barely 10, but his dreams are big. The resident of Rajasthan’s Khempur village aims to be an international skateboarding champion, and his journey has already begun. It’s a wonder to learn...
View ArticleExclusive: Unable to Hear or Speak, Hero Bishnoi’s Video Goes Viral on the...
On a Wednesday afternoon, Anil Shou (31), a resident of Budhnagar, Rajasthan, received a distress call from his mother who was working on their farm. “A Chinkara [Gazelle] that was roaming around our...
View ArticleSingle Mom Who Worked as Sweeper Cracks RAS, Becomes Deputy Collector
In the first week of July, Asha Kandara, a sanitary worker in Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (North), became a permanent employee to be assigned as a sanitary inspector. Little did she know that a...
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