Nutri-Gardening Initiative Promises Better Nutrition for Tribal Women Farmers 18/02/2021
A glimpse of brinjal, tomatoes, green chillies, pumpkins and bottle gourd cultivated in a nutri-garden. Dry leaves and paddy straws are used as mulch to enrich moisture and increase soil fertility. Photo: Abhijit Mohanty
Khunta, one of the remote blocks of North Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, is yet to overcome malnutrition. For years, rain-fed agriculture and collection of forest produce constituted a major source of livelihood for the tribal community here.
However, with varying climatic conditions, such as erratic rainfall and prolonged dry seasons, the tribal youth of the region have lost faith in agriculture as a sustainable means of income. Depletion of forest resources has weakened their economy all the more.
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Hunar Haat in Delhi on February 21 ANI | Updated: Feb 19, 2021 00:14 IST
By Kumar Gaurav
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The 26th Hunar Haat of indigenous artisans and craftsmen from across the country at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi will be formally inaugurated by Defence MinisterRajnath Singh on February 21.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will be the chief guest and Minister of Shipping Mansukh L Mandaviya and MP Meenakshi Lekhi will be the guest of honour at the event organised by Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The theme for the 26th Hunar Haat is Vocal for Local and will continue to March 1 where more than 600 artisans and craftsmen, including participation from a large number of women artisans, from more than 31 States and Union Territories.
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Naqvi also read out the message of PM Modi.
PM had conveyed greetings and best wishes to followers of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in India and abroad on the occasion of annual Urs.
New Delhi: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday (February 16, 2021) offered Chadar on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on the occasion of 809th Urs.
Naqvi also read out the message of PM Modi in which he conveyed greetings and best wishes to followers of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in India and abroad on the occasion of annual Urs.
The 26th edition of Hunar Haat will be showcasing indigenous handmade products of artisans and craftsmen from across the country at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here from February 20 to March 1.The Ministry of Minority Affairs in a statement .