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Growing Tomatoes, Peppers or Herbs in Pots? 3 Things to Get Right for a Better Harvest

Growing Tomatoes, Peppers or Herbs in Pots? 3 Things to Get Right for a Better Harvest
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India Produced 454 Million Tonnes of Sugarcane. What Else Can We Make From It?

India Produced 454 Million Tonnes of Sugarcane. What Else Can We Make From It?
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Army Major-Turned-Gardener Shares 6 Easy Steps to Grow Fresh Basil in a Small Pot at Home

Army Major-Turned-Gardener Shares 6 Easy Steps to Grow Fresh Basil in a Small Pot at Home
16.10.2026 20

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‘I Wanted To Contribute Differently’: Doctor Quits Job To Help 100+ NGOs Find Funds & Volunteers

‘I Wanted To Contribute Differently’: Doctor Quits Job To Help 100+ NGOs Find Funds & Volunteers
16.10.2026 20

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‘Don’t Start With a Nest Box’: How One Man Is Helping 80+ Schools Bring Back Sparrows

‘Don’t Start With a Nest Box’: How One Man Is Helping 80+ Schools Bring Back Sparrows
14.10.2026 20

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Onion Inflation Rose From 22.5% in July to 48.3% in August. Here's Why

Onion Inflation Rose From 22.5% in July to 48.3% in August. Here's Why
13.10.2026 30

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A Seed That's Over 70% Kernel Has Helped Size Indian Cotton Since 1943: Meet the Tamarind

A Seed That's Over 70% Kernel Has Helped Size Indian Cotton Since 1943: Meet the Tamarind
12.10.2026 20

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Mumbai Is Turning Ganpati Flowers Into Compost for Gardens; Here's What You Can Do With Yours

Mumbai Is Turning Ganpati Flowers Into Compost for Gardens; Here's What You Can Do With Yours
12.10.2026 20

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Delhi Gardener's Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Pomegranates on Your Balcony This October

Delhi Gardener's Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Pomegranates on Your Balcony This October
10.10.2026 40

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With 10,000 Strawberry Plants, Mizoram’s Pi Mari-i Earns a Place Among UN’s 100 Women Heroes

With 10,000 Strawberry Plants, Mizoram’s Pi Mari-i Earns a Place Among UN’s 100 Women Heroes
09.10.2026 30

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Instead of Throwing Away Dry Leaves, Kerala Farmer Uses Them to Grow Potatoes in a 5-Foot Tower

Instead of Throwing Away Dry Leaves, Kerala Farmer Uses Them to Grow Potatoes in a 5-Foot Tower
09.10.2026 20

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Hyderabad Gardener Shares How To Grow Lilies at Home This October With Just 3–4 Hours of Sun

Hyderabad Gardener Shares How To Grow Lilies at Home This October With Just 3–4 Hours of Sun
09.10.2026 20

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This Bengaluru IT Professional Started With a 1 Km Run and Ended Up Swimming Across Continents

06.10.2026 20

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1.6 Million Plates From Fallen Sheaths: How Farmers Are Finding New Uses for Areca

05.10.2026 50

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After 6 Failed UPSC Attempts, She Restarted at 30 to Help 900 Rural Kids Catch Up in Maths & English

03.10.2026 200

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‘A Couple of Pots and a Sunny Corner Is Enough to Get Started’: Gardener Shares How to Grow Water Lilies at Home

01.10.2026 30

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A Twig Becomes a Toothbrush, Seeds Become Oil: The Many Uses of Neem

30.09.2026 50

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After 7 Years of UPSC Heartbreak & Burnout, 32-YO Found Her Purpose in 800+ Rural Kids

28.09.2026 30

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One Baby, Thousands of Diapers: Mumbai Mom Explains Why She Chose Washable Cloth Ones Instead

28.09.2026 30

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Turn Kitchen Garlic Into Full Bulbs: Pune Gardener Shares His Simple 9-Step Method

28.09.2026 30

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Over Half of India Faces Dry Conditions: This Beed Farmer Shares 4 Ways to Farm With Less Water

25.09.2026 60

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These 5 Rivers Were Nearly Dead. Communities Brought Them Back to Life

25.09.2026 30

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2 Engineers Turn College Cleanup Into a Startup Collecting, Sorting & Recycling Waste in 36 Cities

23.09.2026 50

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A Garbage Dump Can Teach Sloth Bears Where to Find Food; Here’s Why That Matters in the Nilgiris

23.09.2026 30

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India’s Cheetah Count Reaches 56 as KGP12 Gives Birth to 4 Cubs at Kuno

21.09.2026 40

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2,000+ Students Saw Sustainability in Action. How They Took the Ideas Home

21.09.2026 30

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How to Make Moringa Powder at Home From Fresh Leaves

17.09.2026 50

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2 College Friends Built Free Mini Libraries in Ahmedabad Parks. Here’s How You Can Too

16.09.2026 40

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‘You’re Doing a Great Job’: How This Runner Turns His Morning Jog Into a Trail of Kind Words

16.09.2026 40

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How Assam’s Artisans Turn One Bamboo Plant Into Hundreds of Things We Use Every Day

16.09.2026 80

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A Father’s Unfinished Dream Is Now Giving Hundreds of Seniors the Courage to Travel

16.09.2026 70

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Just A Photo, a Problem & a Solution: How This Free AI Is Helping India’s Farmers Identify Crop Diseases Early

14.09.2026 40

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Engineer Builds Wearable That Helps People With Parkinson’s Walk When Their Feet Freeze

12.09.2026 50

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‘They Don’t Need Your Entire Day’: 25-YO Gardening Entrepreneur Shares a 10-Minute Weekly Plant-Care Routine

11.09.2026 50

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Ganesh Chaturthi: 9 Fun Ways to Teach Children About Sustainability

11.09.2026 100

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Ladakh’s Geothermal Energy: 5 Ways India Could Put Underground Heat to Work

07.09.2026 50

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This Mumbai Boy Has Been Composting Since He Was 2, and Learning How Nature Works

04.09.2026 40

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How To Turn Your Old Brooms Into a DIY Plant Support

03.09.2026 40

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Nepal's Women Soldiers & a 5-YO Flood Survivor Show the Real Cost of Climate Change

03.09.2026 40

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How Can Coconuts Survive 4,800 Km at Sea and Still Grow on a Distant Shore?

01.09.2026 60

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Before You Throw Out a Struggling Plant, Try This Rajasthan Gardener’s Homemade Spray Idea

31.08.2026 50

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Watch | How Tamil Nadu’s Mahouts Feed Their Elephants With Ragi, Rice, Jaggery & Mineral-Rich Meals

31.08.2026 80

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‘My Mangoes Would Go to Waste’: Jharkhand Woman Farmer’s Income Triples as Her Fruit Reaches England

29.08.2026 40

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At 64, Retd Commissioner Turned His Delhi Home Into a Garden of Mangoes, Pineapples & More

27.08.2026 50

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This 'Hospital on Wheels' Reached 4000+ People. Its 8-Step Plan Can Work in Villages Too

26.08.2026 90

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Goa Mum Started With 10 Jars In 2010. 15 Years Later, Her Homemade Masalas & Recipes Travel To 6 Countries!

24.08.2026 60

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In One Night, a Landslide Swallowed 100m of a Himalayan Highway. Why Does This Keep Happening?

24.08.2026 50

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From Seeds to Fresh Leaves in 35 Days: Ananthapur Gardener Shares Trick to Grow Coriander in a Pot

23.08.2026 40

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How Generations of Coastal Families Learned to Use Every Part of the Coconut Plant

22.08.2026 50

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They Called His 1 Crore-Tree Dream Impossible. 14 Lakh Trees Later, He’s Still Planting

19.08.2026 50

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