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Sugarcane no longer a sweet option for farmers
January 27, 2021, 11:57 AM IST
Coimbatore district has recorded a steady decline of its sweetest crop — sugarcane. The sugarcane cultivation in the district hasn’t improved since 2017, when it had shrunk by 50% in the aftermath of the 2016…
January 27, 2021, 11:57 AM IST
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Women farmers turn a new leaf with entrepreneurship
December 8, 2020, 2:22 PM IST
It was two years ago when 65-yearold D Soundarajothi, a retired school teacher, developed a newfound interest in agriculture. Married into a family of farmers, it was easy for her to nurture her avocation with…
December 8, 2020, 2:22 PM IST
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Business grinds to a stop as social feasting remains off charts
July 24, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
Ubiquitous idli (rice cakes) for long was considered a food only for special occasions for it was extremely difficult to prepare the batter of rice and dal with huge ‘aataangal’ (grindstone) that were up to…
July 24, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
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Handiwork of rural TN women set to go online
February 11, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
Marketing for S Anandhi, a Sirumugai silk sari weaver, and her 12-member self-help group (SHG), has meant selling her work to middlemen — either the wholesaler who also supplies her raw material or the handloom…
February 11, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
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Training schoolgirls in martial arts to help fight gender violence
October 9, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
In February, Ayisha was honoured by the Kasaragod police for attacking and chasing away her stalkers. A student of Al Husna She Academy in Kasaragod, Ayisha attributed her courage to the three-day self-defence training she…
October 9, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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Braille stays untouched as a click, a tap grow popular
May 23, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
Blind Students Less Exposed To Writing System As Schools Lack Enough Special Teachers Swati*, a 15-year-old visually challenged girl, runs her fingers over the shuffled dots of a Braille book, attempting to understand a sequence…
May 23, 2018, 7:00 AM IST
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