The nation-wide ban on single-use plastic has come as a boon for local folks, especially women in villages of the hill State of Himachal Pradesh, who are involved in making traditional leaf plates and ...

Berhampur: Tribal women in Kandhamal district, who earn their daily bread by selling sal leaf plates, made manually, will soon make such eco-friendly plates with the help of machines. Integrated ...

After severe deterioration of cognitive functioning, one would also forget to do their basic chores like brushing teeth or taking bath. Most people are disregarded by family members, others left to ...

ROURKELA: Over 2,700 poor and rural women, mostly tribals, from the Sundargarh sub-division are becoming self-reliant by making eco-friendly sal leaf plates and selling them at a good price outside ...

Residents of forest-side villages in the district are manufacturing sal leaf plates and making a good profit from the trade. MARKET READY: Women at the sal leaf plant (top) and (above) the plates ...

Tall areca palms swaying in the breeze give the coastline of Dakshina Kannada its fabled beauty but farmers in the region use every part of this native species to augment their income. Eco Vision-Eco ...

Villagers of Kolhan will soon turn over a new leaf and in the process make a living out of it. The forest department has decided to train 370 villagers of Dhalbhum and Seraikela divisions on how to ...