India has seen over 100,000 different varieties of seed before the green revolution but with the influx of international seed corporations, the control of farmers over seed was shifted to the market and this diversity was replaced by monoculture. It was observed that the farming families in Assam who were preserving and using indigenous seeds for growing paddy but for vegetables, except for few families, they were very much dependent on seeds available

For Sashastra Seema Bal, safeguarding the security of the border and promote a sense of security among people living in the border areas are the prime responsibility. Prevention of trans-border crime, smuggling and any other illegal activities becomes their part of the job. Trafficking of person is a very common crime across India and Nepal. Open and porous borders posed a challenge for border guards to detect, identify and report incidents of trafficking

Caritas Samaritan Task Force and Neyyattinkara Integral development Society (NIDS) partnered with Sri Chitra Triunnel Institute for Medical Science & Technology to observe World Health Day by donating blood and saving lives in a special way. A blood donation drive was organised at Logos Pastoral Centre on April 7, 2021 by Caritas Samaritan Task Force apart from the Covid-19 volunteering support. A special Samaritan blood donor’s forum was inaugurated

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the whole world came to a standstill and the different Governments put in their efforts to address this pandemic. In India, one of the section which was severely hit during the COVID-19 lockdown period and in the subsequent months was the migrant workers. To understand the grim situations of migrant workers and to come up with need-based interventions, Caritas India conducted three action research studies during the

The second resource and information centre for Migrants in Kerala was inaugurated on 9th April 2021 in Burnassery, Kannur, Kerala. This is the initiative of Caritas India in partnership with the KAIROS Kannur diocese under the Sudhar- Pravasi Bandhu program.  Kerala has emerged as a major destination for migrant workers with recent estimates pinning the number to about 3.5 million. The demographic advancement of Kerala and the resultant transformations

2021 marks International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour (IYCL). In 2019, The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Substantial progress towards the elimination of child labour has been achieved in recent years, largely because of intense advocacy and national mobilization backed by legislative and practical action. Between 2000

“In my 37 years of career, I could never do what I am witnessing today here, Indeed there used to be SHGs initiating business but it was the participation of one or two who used to benefit out of it. Hamar Bazaar is a unique concept of collective participation of women towards making their community self-reliant and especially themselves,” expressed Mr. Sambhu Gupta, Development Extension Officer, Gaurella block in Chhattisgarh. Dhanuharpar is

Backyard gardens are a popular site at the villages across the North East Region (NER) and parts of the country. Backyard gardens are the source of food security, especially for smallholders. Such gardens are a source of nutrition for the smallholders and a major chunk of their food requirement is met from the backyard gardens. These gardens are seen with vegetables grown mostly with indigenous seeds. The smallholders as per their traditional agricultural