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Threads of cloth carry stories older than memory. Woven patterns echo across villages where hands shape identity through looms. Each piece links maker to user in quiet exchange. In homes far apart, daily life turns around spindles and shuttles. Patterns passed down become part of how people belong. Governments now look closely at these practices…
India’s Youth Unemployment Crisis: When Job Seekers Stop Looking for Jobs India’s labour market is going through a major crisis that is getting worse day after day. There are millions of young Indians who either can’t find appropriate work or have become so disappointed that they have stopped looking for work altogether. The change, from…
How mushroom cultivation in Gaya ji is quietly reshaping rural livelihoods in Bihar In the fields of Gaya ji, Bihar, the post-harvest season looks different. There is no hurry to clear fields by fire. No smoke curling into the winter sky. Instead, paddy straw is being stacked. Stored. Processed. Not as waste, but as an…
Uttar Pradesh witnessed a significant expansion in rural employment. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched The Khadi and Village Industries Development Sustainable Employment Promotion Policy for the first time in 2017-18. The policy aims to strengthen village industries. It focuses on capital investment, technology adoption, and structured market support, while ensuring long-term livelihood generation. The…
The Farmers’ Day programme concluded successfully at Vikas Bhawan, reinforcing the district administration’s commitment to addressing agriculture-related issues through direct engagement with farmers. Organised on the third Wednesday of every month, the initiative serves as a structured platform for dialogue between farmers and government officials. Held under the directions of the District Magistrate and chaired…
India presents a troubling paradox today. We speak confidently of becoming a global power, celebrate record economic growth and take pride in digital infrastructure that astonishes the world. Yet, in the everyday life of the ordinary citizen, there is a persistent and almost brutal neglect of public interest. The poor concern for people’s time, health,…
When two old friends meet after a long time, the conversation is never about just one thing. Something similar is unfolded as Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on 4 and 5 December 2025. It was his first in four years, but the relationship between the two countries goes back more than seven decades. This…
On Wednesday and Thursday, over 300 flights were cancelled by India’s biggest airline, IndiGo, causing travel mayhem throughout the nation and a significant operational breakdown. The carrier’s network, which operated over 2,300 flights daily, encountered considerable passenger discomfort, cascading delays and increasing regulatory scrutiny. Thousands of passengers were stuck at airports in key hubs like…
For over a decade, affordable housing has been positioned as a cornerstone of India’s urban development program. Government schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U), new financing norms and private-sector innovations were expected to unlock millions of homes for low- and middle-income families. Despite these policy initiatives, the affordable housing segment appears to…
Odisha’s Jharsuguda district has for long stood at the crossroads of industrial growth and rural disadvantage. While it hosts some of the biggest power and metal industries, a number of villages in the region continue to report significant gaps in education, skill development, and economic opportunities for adolescents and women. It is against this backdrop…
