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Hope for reviving Afghan embassy in India, after Afghan diplomats appear divided on closing the mission

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Hope for reviving Afghan embassy in India, after Afghan diplomats appear divided on closing the mission

The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: AP  After weeks-long absence of clarity in India’s relation with Afghanistan, it is becoming apparent that India is progressively inching closer to a pro-engagement policy with the Taliban dispensation in Kabul. This policy is gaining ground with the fact that a part of the Afghan … Read more

Tribespeople of Chinnar reaping the dual benefits of reviving millet farming

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Tribespeople of Chinnar reaping the dual benefits of reviving millet farming

Millet farming at the Puthukkudy tribal settlement under the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, near Marayur, in Idukki. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The tribal settlements in the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) near Marayur in Idukki are reaping the benefits of Punarjeevanam, an initiative launched eight years ago to revive millet cultivation. Launched in collaboration with the … Read more