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Niroj Ranjan Misra

Villagers of Sagarpali have turned 121 hectares of barren hill into a lush green forest in Odisha Environment

How villagers of Sagarpali turned 121 hectares of barren hill into a lush green forest in Odisha

Sagarapali villagers have turned the barren Kaladunguri Hill into a green oasis by planting over 48,000 saplings. They take turns guarding the forest and now grow mushrooms, turmeric and millet to reduce pressure on the forest and earn much higher incomes

By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Mar 19, 2025 00:02 IST 5 Min read
Surendra Nath quit his job to set up Vaisali Dairy in 2017 Enterprise
From washing milk bottles to hitting Rs4 crore turnover, how this engineer built a dairy business in Odisha
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Mar 10, 2025 00:02 IST 4 Min read
Bijay Kumar Bir quit his job for beekeeping in Angul, Odisha Farming
From Rs17,000 salary to Rs17 lakh annual turnover, how beekeeping changed the fortunes of this Odisha man
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Feb 26, 2025 00:17 IST 4 Min read
Jhola Kundis facilitate regular irrigation and increase farmer incomes Farming
How water harvesting through ‘jhola kundis’ is doubling incomes of tribal farmers in Koraput
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Feb 21, 2025 00:01 IST 4 Min read
Sudharani handcrafts eco-friendly gifting items Enterprise
How this Odisha woman set up a successful home business of upcycled gifts; receives orders from the US, UK
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jan 29, 2025 02:16 IST 4 Min read
Tribal farmers cultivate organic vegetables, millets and other crops on land, which was barren earlier Farming
Tribal farmers grow organic millets and vegetables on once-barren land; income up over three times
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jan 08, 2025 00:06 IST 5 Min read
Dilip Pradhan at his marigold farm in Angul, Odisha Farming
How this Odisha farmer clocks Rs50 lakh annual turnover from flower farming
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Dec 18, 2024 00:02 IST 4 Min read
Scientists in Odisha are using IVF to conserve the endangered horseshoe crabs Environment
Odisha scientists use IVF to conserve horseshoe crabs that existed before the dinosaurs
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Oct 21, 2024 00:15 IST 6 Min read
Mamata Biswal has planted thousands of medicinal plants in schools, colleges, temples and municipal areas Farming
How this Odisha housewife is conserving medicinal plants
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Oct 14, 2024 00:07 IST 5 Min read
Farmers in Odisha’s tribal-dominated districts bet big on little millets Farming
Farmers in Odisha’s tribal-dominated districts bet big on little millets
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Sep 30, 2024 00:12 IST 7 Min read
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