Gurvinder Singh

Contributor

Being an environment lover, journalism has offered me a perfect platform to write on the most pressing issues of nature that are threatening our existence thanks to the mindless assault by human beings. Since donning the hat of a journalist in 2010, I have written on several important topics including the environment, social issues and poverty. Journalism is a passion for me that keeps my inquisitive mind always awake to search something new to awe readers.

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“Believe you can and you’re halfway there” (Theodore Roosevelt)

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Handicraft businesses continue to thrive in Mizoram state, India

The small state of Mizoram in northeast India has a thriving handicraft industry, with artisans making a living by selling products made from bamboo.

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Controversial slash-and-burn farming method destroys green cover in Mizoram

Mizoram, one of India’s least populous states, has been losing its forest cover due to the age-old slash-and-burn farming method known as Jhum cultivation.

Leonardo DiCaprio lauds Assam state for putting a stop to rhino poaching in 2022

Assam state in north-east India has won international appreciation for its successful efforts to stop rhino poaching, with zero deaths recorded in 2022.

Asur tribespeople in West Bengal are changing religion to stave off stigma

Asur culture and tradition in West Bengal are on the brink of extinction due to age-old religious stigma and the apathy of the state government.

Discover Ima Keithel, where over 3000 women run Asia’s largest women’s market

In an extraordinary example of women’s empowerment, a market in India’s Manipur state has been run entirely by women for the past 500 years.

How India’s Durga Puja festival stands as an example of Hindu-Muslim unity

Communities across India are celebrating Durga Puja, a festival that stands as an example of the communal unity which is under threat in the country .

The revival of millets is improving the lives of tribespeople in Odisha

The revival of millet farming has been tackling malnutrition and improving the livelihoods of Kutia Kondh tribespeople in Odisha state, in eastern India.

Floods in Assam have caused a devastating loss of life and livelihoods

Severe flooding in India’s Assam state has claimed around 200 lives and wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of around one million people.

Solar lights are bringing smiles to lower-income villagers in Odisha

Solar lights have been illuminating the lives of several hundred lower-income people who had been facing acute power outages in Odisha, eastern India.

How a village in India became a global role model of biodiversity conservation

India’s Nagaland state, which fell into disrepute for the mass killings of Amur falcons, has become the global conservation capital for the migratory bird.

Activist Tina Gurung’s campaign to provide sanitary pads to tea workers in India

A woman from West Bengal in India worked through the pandemic to distribute biodegradable sanitary pads among tea garden workers, despite the lockdown.