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Traditional Wisdom and Climate Change: Exploring Lived Experience of the Koli Community

The paper raises questions of community and property rights and explores how climate change as a phenomenon has affected the daily lives of the fishing community over the years.

“Exploring the Rich Biodiversity & culture on 118 acres of Agricultural Landscape in Satara, Maharashtra, INDIA”

In the broader environmental assessment, the focus often centers on human expectations, but this review delves into narrower scopes, exploring human interactions with the natural world.

Dharani: Towards Holistic Agriculture

Dharani Farming and Marketing Cooperative is a producer-owned and managed business enterprise of smallholder farmers located in Andhra Pradesh promoted by Timbaktu Collective

Economics and Technologies
जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)

विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।

Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives: Film

It covers some of the events of the process – confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork and more – and some key voices of people involved.

മൗലികമായ പരിവർത്തനങ്ങളിലേക്ക് (In Malayalam)

സുസ്ഥിരതക്കും നീതിക്കും തുല്യതക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള വികൽപ് സംഗം പ്രക്രിയ ഒരു ദശാബ്ദം പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ.

Energy
Broken Signals: India’s Heatwave Warnings Are Missing the Mark

These stories ask us the question: how do we centre the needs of the most vulnerable while designing an effective disaster warning system?  

जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)

विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।

Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives: Film

It covers some of the events of the process – confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork and more – and some key voices of people involved.

Environment and Ecology
Rivers in Deep Time

To care for a river, we have to understand its memory. And to understand its memory, we have to zoom out far enough, until we realise we are just a moment on the map.

प्रकृति-कला के ज़रिए कलाबोध का विकास (In Hindi)

अपने आसपास की वास्तविक प्राकृतिक दुनिया के साथ जुड़ाव बच्चों के मनोसामाजिक, शारीरिक और संज्ञानात्मक विकास और स्वास्थ्य के लिए ज़रूरी है – उनके खुद के लिए, इस धरती के लिए और पूरे समाज के लिए।

Forests take centre stage at UN as countries gather to discuss climate mitigation

Several countries highlight the importance of integrating community engagement and traditional knowledge systems in defining policies and regulations across different levels of government.

Food and Water
Rivers in Deep Time

To care for a river, we have to understand its memory. And to understand its memory, we have to zoom out far enough, until we realise we are just a moment on the map.

कृत्रिम रंगों के इस्तेमाल से कैसे बच सकते हैं? (In Hindi)

यह ऐसी जीवनशैली है जिसमें कचरा पैदा नहीं होता या कम से कम होता है, जिससे पर्यावरण साफ-सुथरा व सुरक्षित रहता है।यह पूरी पहल सराहनीय होने के साथ अनुकरणीय भी है।

FRA implementation: 16 years after its inception, just 3 states recognise community forest resource rights

In Gadchiroli, local communities have invested in building institutions that view them as "rights-holders" rather than "beneficiaries," helping generate local employment, enhance incomes, and conserve forests.

Health and Hygiene
कृत्रिम रंगों के इस्तेमाल से कैसे बच सकते हैं? (In Hindi)

यह ऐसी जीवनशैली है जिसमें कचरा पैदा नहीं होता या कम से कम होता है, जिससे पर्यावरण साफ-सुथरा व सुरक्षित रहता है।यह पूरी पहल सराहनीय होने के साथ अनुकरणीय भी है।

जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)

विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।

Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives: Film

It covers some of the events of the process – confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork and more – and some key voices of people involved.

Knowledge and Media
Rivers in Deep Time

To care for a river, we have to understand its memory. And to understand its memory, we have to zoom out far enough, until we realise we are just a moment on the map.

Play spaces for adolescents: The missing link in our cities

The idea of play is rooted in choice, in freedom, in agency; it is something “freely chosen, personally directed, and intrinsically motivated,” drawing from the environment around.

How About Implementing the Constitution in Adivasi and Tribal Areas?

There is a need to implement constitutional measures in Adivasi and Tribal Areas to provide more autonomy in decision-making and governance.

Learning and Education
Rivers in Deep Time

To care for a river, we have to understand its memory. And to understand its memory, we have to zoom out far enough, until we realise we are just a moment on the map.

प्रकृति-कला के ज़रिए कलाबोध का विकास (In Hindi)

अपने आसपास की वास्तविक प्राकृतिक दुनिया के साथ जुड़ाव बच्चों के मनोसामाजिक, शारीरिक और संज्ञानात्मक विकास और स्वास्थ्य के लिए ज़रूरी है – उनके खुद के लिए, इस धरती के लिए और पूरे समाज के लिए।

Want to invent leisure from leftovers? Laggere shows the way

The children of Laggere's resettlement colony, despite being pushed at the city's margins, have invented subtle and active ways to reclaim their space through play and leisure.

Livelihoods
How About Implementing the Constitution in Adivasi and Tribal Areas?

There is a need to implement constitutional measures in Adivasi and Tribal Areas to provide more autonomy in decision-making and governance.

Being a pilgrim- Walking along the Indus

Over the last few years, the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust and Kalpavriksh have been organising Indus River walks with students and others to understand its ecological significance, beauty and various contemporary challenges.

In a First, Community Women Monitor Air Quality in Rural Jharkhand; Identify Pollution Hotspots

In a unique community initiative, a group of women (known as Paryavaran Sakhis) identify and monitor 26 air pollution hot spots in the coal mining belt of Dhanbad and Bokaro districts, which include health centres, anganwadis, community halls, and pond sites.

Politics
Making Rainbows in the Andamans: Creating queer community in the Andamans is a struggle

In a Broader Context: How Did One of India’s Queer Friendly Cities Evolve? With the queer community being so small, friendships and support systems are vital.

Forests take centre stage at UN as countries gather to discuss climate mitigation

Several countries highlight the importance of integrating community engagement and traditional knowledge systems in defining policies and regulations across different levels of government.

Broken Signals: India’s Heatwave Warnings Are Missing the Mark

These stories ask us the question: how do we centre the needs of the most vulnerable while designing an effective disaster warning system?  

Settlements and Transport
Rivers in Deep Time

To care for a river, we have to understand its memory. And to understand its memory, we have to zoom out far enough, until we realise we are just a moment on the map.

A Bengaluru Initiative Is Creating A Culture Of Sustainable & People-Centric Urban Living

Bengawalk aims to make Bengaluru more liveable by focusing on increasing walkability, safety, accessibility, and attractiveness in urban design so residents can thrive and stay connected.

जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)

विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।

Society, Culture and Peace
Making Rainbows in the Andamans: Creating queer community in the Andamans is a struggle

In a Broader Context: How Did One of India’s Queer Friendly Cities Evolve? With the queer community being so small, friendships and support systems are vital.

प्रकृति-कला के ज़रिए कलाबोध का विकास (In Hindi)

अपने आसपास की वास्तविक प्राकृतिक दुनिया के साथ जुड़ाव बच्चों के मनोसामाजिक, शारीरिक और संज्ञानात्मक विकास और स्वास्थ्य के लिए ज़रूरी है – उनके खुद के लिए, इस धरती के लिए और पूरे समाज के लिए।

Forests take centre stage at UN as countries gather to discuss climate mitigation

Several countries highlight the importance of integrating community engagement and traditional knowledge systems in defining policies and regulations across different levels of government.

Videos on Alternatives
Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives: Film

It covers some of the events of the process – confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork and more – and some key voices of people involved.

Remembering Mohan Hirabai Hiralal

"Over decades of silent, patient and spirited work, Mohanji worked across the country on the lived experience of non-violence."

Sangham Sisters: Empowerment for Ecological Justice

The film explores the relationship between ecology and democracy, with the case study of Deccan Development Society Sanghams