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Organic Farming Techniques Help Increase Production
Shrirampur, Maharashtra: Hard work goes into farming, and most of the time, the yield also turns out to be good. However, once the fruits are ripe and ready for sale, they soon become over-ripe or rotten, and unfit for consumption. This is mainly due to t ... -
Slum Children get a Glimpse of School Life
In the Bherkhampur Mohalla of Lucknow, on the banks of the Gomati River, is a colony of maids and rag pickers. Children belonging to the families that reside here pick rags in and around the railway station, and other areas of the city. They start work ... -
The Art of Living’s Rehab Centers Bring down Kerala’s Alcoholism Addiction
Kerala: The Art of Living de-addiction centers have been started in Kollam and Alleppey, where more than 750 people have been rehabilitated so far. “Rehabilitating one person is like saving a whole family,” says Ramachandran Kezhakuttayil, Chairman of Ker ... -
Reformed Alcoholic Works against Farmer Suicide
Maharashtra: Sharad, a resident of Jalna village, could study only up to matriculation. Though he enrolled for the ITI program, he had to discontinue. He shifted to his brother’s place but soon fell in bad company and got addicted to alcohol and tobacco. ... -
Police Official’s Initiative Transforms Naxals’ Lives
Jharkhand: The print, electronic and social media are replete with the bravery of police officials who punish criminals in different ways. However, retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) P. N. Singh followed a unique method. He strived to make the ... -
New Training Center for Aspiring Jammu Electricians
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir: NITS Polytechnic, Indiranagar, Miran Sahib, under the aegis of the SSRDP (Sri Sri Rural Development Programme) has started a skills development center for aspiring electricians. This is Art of Living’s first such center in th ... -
Vocational Training Makes Orissa Women Financially Independent
Cuttack, Orissa: In India, there is a wide gender disparity in literacy rate. The effective literacy rate (age 7 and above) was 82.14 percent for men and 65.46 percent for women in 2011. Low female literacy rate has had a negative impact on family plannin ... -
Art of Living Celebrates World Wildlife Day in West Bengal
Alipurduar, West Bengal: Celebrations are always special because they bring happiness, joy and prosperity in thoughts and actions, adding positive values to one’s personality. Social get-togethers initiate sharing of ideas and promote effective learning. ... -
Waste Land Yields 16 Tons of Pumpkin
In Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, organic farming brought about miraculous results by turning a useless plot of 12 acres into fertile land. Nagendra’s land was barren for long and no crops were grown here until he attended a training program in organic farmi ...
