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.

Saving forests: Women sentinels of Gunduribadi

"We think of the forest as our own children, we take care of it, conserve and protect it as our own child. "

Water supply from the bottom up

Witness how citizens in one layout obtained a supply of water without the help of the municipal water board stepping in.

Saving the Hornbill

Roped in by a researcher, the Kadar tribe of Kerala helped save the critically threatened Hornbills of Thrissur district.

Eco-friendly way to good living

Contrary to a growing trend, many farmers in Tamil Nadu are now opting for organic farming as it is a low-cost affair.

The Devalsari Story Unfolds

... to provide an alternate livelihood, in order to incentivize conservation of flora and fauna, is at the heart of the strategy!

Eco Femme : Cut from a different cloth

This Auroville-based company makes reusable sanitary napkins from cloth, which are both environment-friendly and cheaper

ఇది జీవధారలు గల నేల (In Telugu)

ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ లో నిస్సారమైపోయిన ఒకానొక భూమిని తిరిగి దాని పూర్వస్థితికి పునరుద్దరణ

Photos: Maharashtra school kids capture hidden lives of animals

In mid-2014, professional camera traps were set up. Before long, the hidden world of mammals – particularly at night – began to reveal itself.

Wild About Plants

My strongest childhood memory is tinted green ... big spreads of bamboo and banana groves, in the sprawling greens of rice fields ... big thatch roofs dominated by green pumpkin creepers ...