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Ancient sounds: How Chhattisgarh's folk music found a global audience

India, Oct. 17 -- IN THE 1990s, when Maoist violence was on the rise in Chhattisgarh (then part of Madhya Pradesh), Anup Ranjan Pandey was travelling through Bastar district in search of a special kin... Read More


Stubble burning season begins; Madhya Pradesh ranks first, Punjab second and Uttar Pradesh third

India, Oct. 7 -- Incidents of paddy stubble burning are being reported from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Uttarakhand. According to a bulletin released on Octob... Read More


Why Kashmir's saffron farms are under siege

India, Sept. 30 -- Saffron farmers in Kashmir's Pampore tehsil say rats attracted by a nearby landfill are destroying the underground corms of their prized crop. Farmers in Patalbagh village have aba... Read More


Nearly three in four migrant workers in southern India report improved living standards, survey finds

India, Sept. 29 -- Nearly 72% of migrant workers surveyed in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala said their living standards had improved since moving, while more than half wanted to remain in these stat... Read More


Medical travel costs Indians more than any other type of domestic trip, shows NSO report

India, Sept. 28 -- Health and medical travel is the most expensive category of domestic travel in India, with an average expenditure of Rs 32,167 per trip, according to a government survey. Average e... Read More


Felling of sal borer-affected trees begins in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori forest division

India, Sept. 28 -- Felling has begun in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori forest division after permission was granted to cut nearly 150,000 sal borer-affected trees. Officials said about 2,000 trees have bee... Read More


Permission granted to cut more than 156,000 sal trees in Madhya Pradesh

India, Sept. 18 -- Permission has been granted to fell sal trees affected by the sal borer insect in the Amarkantak region of Dindori and Anuppur districts in Madhya Pradesh. Surendra Jatav, sub-divi... Read More


Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

India, Sept. 10 -- In drought-prone Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, an unusually heavy monsoon has devastated kharif crops like sesame, peanuts and pulses, yet raised hopes for a strong rabi season. IMD ... Read More


Ban use of glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh, organisations demand of Sukhwinder Sukhu

India, Aug. 21 -- Forty-four social and environmental groups, retired forest officials and scientists have urged Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu to immediately ban glyphosate-based he... Read More


Coordinated efforts needed for effective and permanent solution to sal borer: Experts

India, Aug. 21 -- A high-level workshop at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in Amarkantak on August 17, 2026, brought forest officials, scientists, public representatives and local communities... Read More