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.

Unique school in Assam accepts plastic waste as school fees!

... to create a curriculum that would fit the students’ aspirations, enabling them and their families to build a better tomorrow.

Biodiversity takes center stage in Odisha’s silent valley

“BMC members were trained on their duties and responsibilities ... and they are now organizing community awareness programs”

Biodiversity heritage sites could turn out to be a lifeline for India’s conservation efforts

The voluntary character of the process implies an intricate desire within the stakeholders to preserve the land.

This Bengaluru Couple Save 1 Lakh Litres of Water Every Year. Here’s How

The capital cost of building an eco-friendly house is 10 per cent lower. It also reduces the overall carbon footprint and water wastage.

This 26-year-old is cleaning up Andamans, one beach at a time

Having put up waste segregation posters all over the island, she plans to now put them up on every auto and cab to sensitize tourists.

Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report

“Recognizing the knowledge, institutions and values of indigenous peoples and local communities ... enhances... nature conservation”

MILLETS – The Miracle Grains

Millet farming saves nearly six million litres of water per acre - they can stand up to the crisis of climate change.

Call to promote desi seed

Only millet varieties and desi seed could adapt to climate change and enable farmers address climate change.

B’luru Residents Turn Kitchen Waste Into 100 Kg of Biogas, Help Eatery Cook 3,000 Meals/Day!

Four tonnes of processed domestic waste generate 100 kg of bio-gas which is used by a restaurant to cook 3,000 meals a day.