The planting of commercially valuable chir trees has become embroiled in controversy in Ultar Pradesh's Almora district. But a local schoolteacher has found a novel use for its discarded bark.
M D Nanjundaswamy, president, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha.
A non govemmental organisation attempting to help women in Haryana's and Rewari district is hampered by caste factors and male chauvinism.
Sharad Joshi, Shetkari Sanghatana