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Contemporary music’s women du jour

Six women making ripples across five genres of modern music. These are rock, blues, folk, pop and metal’s essential stars




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‘Perfect happiness is very short-lived’

When not working, 29-year-old Akash Sinha of Cashfree loves to travel, especially to places where nature and manmade structures coexist in harmony




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Covid-19 in my city: How Indians in small towns are fighting the virus

As the janata curfew draws to a close, Lounge speaks to proactive homestay owners in Himachal Pradesh, a cautious mother in Assam, a photojournalist in Jabalpur among others to see how people are dealing with the pandemic




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Indians embrace crowdfunding to help covid-related campaigns

Most campaigns were for food distribution and elderly care.Crowdfunding platforms—where individuals can raise money for a cause with small donations from a large number of people—have seen an increase in the number of donations for covid-19-related campaigns




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Gen Z startup founders cater to unusual needs in small towns

These startups are offering various services such as providing barbers, plumbers, and delivering cakes.The startups have also had to ease people into digital transactions, as consumers in smaller cities prefer to deal in cash




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Punjab tries drip system to water its paddy fields




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A calling: Growing paddy nurseries




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Kerala farmer uses red ants to fight cashew bugs




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MSP on minor forest produce: MP beats Centre




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Basmati needs recipe for exports




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Preserving the aroma of Topola Bhaat





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Seeds fail to germinate,farmers seek relief




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Eucalyptus gall disease spreads in Punjab,elsewhere





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Despite bounty,orange growers sour




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In Maharashtra’s cane fields,mechanical harvesters to replace farm labourers




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Turmeric gets off the ground in Punjab




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Fall in yield,kinnows to be costlier this season




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How many gene traits can a seed have?





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Heavy rain boosts paddy hope in Jharkhand





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A soy oil processing tech may help fight malnutrition in MP




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Kashmir’s organic farms: 32,000 hectares and growing




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Inspired by Tripura,Assam looks at rubber




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Strawberries to be late by a month or more




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A lesson in ‘farm to fork’ from Hoshiarpur cooperative society




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Gurez to become Valley’s potato basket






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White dwarf can spin a new cotton story




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Assam aims double harvest with multiple cropping





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Grapes may not be sour for Maharashtra’s growers,wine makers this year




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To check irregularities,spoilage,MP registering its wheat growers




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Champaran ready for a yellow revolution (turmeric)




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Himachal faces rabi rout as dry spell continues




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Cheaper varieties sucking Meghalaya orange dry





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Jammu to switch to organic farming,with 800 hectares





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‘Organic farming can create 60 lakh jobs’




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After paddy feat,a Nalanda village looks at potato








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Surplus in rice,Assam sets 10 million MT target




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Himachal’s fruit basket gets bigger