Environment and Ecology

Environmental conservation and sustainability, respecting ecological integrity and limits

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This section relates to initiatives that promote the principles of ecological integrity and limits. These are initiatives which envision models of decentralized conservation of land, water and biodiversity, based on a respect for both local and modern knowledge, and considering environment as an integral part of life and work. It also highlight attempts at linking livelihoods to ecological regeneration and restoration at local and landscape level. It will feature innovative attempts to deal with problems of pollution and waste. Overall, this section will try to work towards an understanding of the ecosystem which includes sociological, historical and geographical considerations while deciding on the path that local urban/ rural communities and the larger society take towards well-being.

Lakshadweep first UT to become 100% organic

"... 100 million coconuts produced from this territory and value added products made from them will get a premium status and price,”

Springs that sustain millions

Women of Himachal's villages - no longer trudging miles to fetch safe drinking water

From concrete to jungle: cartoonist puts Mumbai’s wildlife on the map

“... in the city’s parks, or by the ... government, or in schools and colleges, and generate awareness among Mumbaikars.”

After Sikkim, Lakshadweep set to turn 100% organic

According to the requirement of organic certification, no genetically modified organism is allowed to be used in the entire territory.

Understanding ‘Bait’: Stories from the Alpine Pastures of Jammu and Kashmir

The popularity of Bait (बैत) (traditional music) is significant due to the presence and visibility of Gojri language in public spaces.

Women Revive Traditional Water Sources in Uttarakhand

"... after pipelines got damaged in the 2013 floods, people started visiting these traditional sources of water once again,”

Pune: Bavdhan Residents To Observe ‘No Vehicle Day’ On First Sunday Of Every Month

You can walk, run, cycle, use public transport but not start your two-wheeler or your car

People of the Blue Mountains

"It's their mainstream, what we call alternatives"

Sankar and his community dig canals to save Muthupet’s mangroves

Over 3,000 canals spread across 5,000 hectares dug in order to save mangroves that supported the fish on which the community dependes.