-The Hindu Business Line Instructional Videos made by, and for the agricultural community Treatment of paddy seeds and scientific application of fungicide in Odisha, the creation of an ‘Azolla’ mother pit in Andhra Pradesh, insights into mint cultivation in Uttar Pradesh, and natural remedies for diarrhoea in cattle in Karnataka. You learn about all these and more from the nearly 4,000 Videos produced by Digital Green, a seven-year-old development venture that is...
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Taking a Movement Forward -Khadeeja Amenda
-The New Indian Express HYDERABAD: When Gummadi Prabhakar went back to his village in Nellore, he went for his usual stroll in the fields. Amidst the familiar bird chirp, crunch of leaves under his feet and smell of earth, Prabhakar heard the happy tune – music that fill his ears only when he visits home. A realisation stuck him – he should compile these songs. This is how dalitsong.com, one its...
More »Chennai techie nails traffic violators in act, puts brakes on accidents -Christin Mathew Philip
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The city records more road accidents than any other metropolis in the country — 9,705 accidents left 1,247 people dead and 8,700 injured in 2013 — and police officers, experts and regular road users all agree that the proclivity of Chennai's motorists to blatantly disregard traffic rules is to blame more than anything else. The situation on the streets is so bad that commuters are usually at...
More »Creative approach: Hand-held projector comes in handy for illiterate ryots -R Avadhani
-The Hindu SADASHIVAPET (MEDAK DISTRICT, Telengana): DRDA teams up with Digital Green, an organisation supporting technology, to spread the word on innovative practices being followed by farmers. As the project is supported by battery and video can be played even on a wall, farmers are viewing these Videos even in late hours. What can be done with a hand-held projector? Spreading new and innovative systems in farming with semi-literate and illiterate persons...
More »PDS complaints get social media route -Shaswati Das
-India Today New Delhi: The Food and Supply department has taken the social media route for encouraging Delhiites to expose loopholes, including pilferage, through sting operations in the public distribution system. Prior to this measure, the department had launched two toll-free numbers - 1967 and 1800-11-0841 - for the people to lodge their grievances. A call centre has also been functioning for taking up PDS related complaints. The call centre functions from...
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