Food and Water
Making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable, making food accessible, safe and sustainable
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Making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable, making food accessible, safe and sustainable
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This section features initiatives towards producing and making accessible safe and nutritious food, sustaining the diversity of Indian cuisine, and promoting slow food. Along with this, it carries stories on making water use and distribution ecologically sustainable and equitable, achieving decentralised conservation, retaining water as part of the commons, and democratic governance of water and wetlands.
We would like to avoid featuring purely elitist food fads even if they pertain to healthy or organic food, and expensive technological water solutions that have no relevance for the majority of people.
Farmer leaders from 18 states resolve to oppose GM crops
"We need is a biosafety policy, not a policy on GM crops," said farmer leaders Kavita Kuruganti and KT Gangadhar
एकल महिलाओं को स्वावलंबी बनाने की पहल (in Hindi)
महिलाओं के लिए ऐसा मंच उपलब्ध कराना जिसमें वे एक साथ आ सकें, उनका दुख-दर्द बांट सकें, एक दूसरे से जुड़ सकें, खुलकर बात कर सकें और आपस में अनुभव साझा कर सकें।
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.
Farmers pin hopes on new agricultural calendar to weather climate variabilities
Wayanad farmers create a new agricultural calendar harnessing traditional farming knowledge in a bid to adapt to climate change.
India’s 2024 Election Results Should Spur a Renewed Movement Towards Justice, Equity, and Sustainability
From the perspective of the VSGA, which represent a wide section of the country’s regions and peoples, these results are a sign that Indian democracy is alive, kicking and maturing.
मिट्टी-बीज बचाने का अनोखा मेला (In Hindi)
बीजोत्सव में सुरक्षित व पौष्टिक खान-पान पर ज़ोर दिया जाता है।
Water and Elections: Vikalp Sangam Sets an Alternative Agenda for Water
Extensive consultations should be held on rights of rivers among all stakeholders to draft a Rights of Rivers Act
Re-envisioning Riverscapes and Urban Riverfronts in India: Toward Ecological and Social Harmony
Rights of Nature is emerging as a governance approach for protecting our ecosystems and their inhabitants.
Korchi: Towards Adivasi Self-Governance
They strive for environmental conservation, cultural identity, and gender equality, forging a path towards a sustainable future, through collective activism.