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Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 06, 2025 12:45 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal When devastation strikes via natural calamities, the repercussions are often felt first in the Himalaya. As glaciers melt, floods take on unregulated forms and landslides rumble down hillsides. These become daily experiences for millions as they challenge our…
Clear Cut Gender And Skills & Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 04, 2025 01:56 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The UN will be turning 80 on 24th October 2025, as one of the few defences against the plague of conflicts at an international level and injustice of any type, which has plagued the global community as…
Photo Credit: Ankita Shah Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 01, 2025 01:56 ISTWritten By: Manas Satpathy On a hot afternoon in Jharkhand, an adivasi farmer digs into his field and lifts a handful of soil. What should crumble like moist bread instead sifts through her fingers as dry dust. “This land once fed…
Source: Ministry of Cooperation via PIB (PRID-2158331) | Photo Credit: Paresh Kumar Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 20, 2025 05:51 IST India’s dairy sector, which is a backbone of rural livelihoods and agriculture, has entered a pivotal phase. Under the banner of White Revolution 2.0, the Ministry of Cooperation unveiled a sweeping, cooperative-led…
Source: Ministry of Tribal Affairs (PIB, PRID-2158295) | Photo Credit: Paresh Kumar Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 21, 2025 05:51 IST In an ambitious move to uplift the nation’s tribal communities, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST), a cross-ministry strategy designed to accelerate development…
Source: Ministry of Textiles via PIB (PRID-2157866) | Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 19, 2025 05:43 IST In a powerful recognition of India’s ageless craft culture, the Fourth All India Handloom Census (2019–20) counted exactly 26,73,891 handloom weavers and 8,48,621 allied workers, totaling over 35 lakh artisans nationwide. This vital…
Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 19, 2025 12:27 ISTWritten By: Clear Cut Team What does humanity really mean? Humanity is not a word we use lightly. It is the thread that ties us together across faiths, nations, and generations. At its core, humanity is the instinct to help someone when they…
Photo Credit: Paresh Kumar Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 18, 2025 11:38 ISTWritten By: Paresh Kumar When the streets of Alwar are still bathed in dawn, Manoj Singh, a lone vendor from Jallapur village in Shahjahanpur district, is already on his feet. By 6 a.m., he hauls 50 kg of panchmewa, mixtures of kopra…
Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: July 28, 2025 11:38 ISTWritten By: Clear Cut Team GLOBAL | July 2 What if tackling climate change could also end poverty? A UNDP study says aligning clean energy plans with development goals (health, water, education) could lift 193 million people from extreme poverty by 2060. They…
