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Food and Water
Chandigarh’s first organic market has grown and spread
“We know the farmers well enough to have faith in their produce and other allied processed products,”
Food and Water
Kitchen gardens start yielding returns for city residents
Residents in flats have started sharing their produce regularly forming WhatsApp groups and displaying pictures to attract buyers.
Food and Water
Youngster sets up zero-budget millet hotel, says should return to older eating habits
Millets need less water to grow and live on whatever rainwater they receive.
Food and Water
Using organic waste for paddy germination
The Raj Gonds have the seeds germinate speedily between layers of leaves of teak and Vitex trifolia, a method suitable for dry conditions.
Learning and Education
Meet Aqui Thami from Darjeeling, whose travelling library is putting the spotlight on women’s books
... I was moved to reading more and more non-fiction which in turn enriched my work and life processes.
Settlements and Transport
Food at the touch of a button: what does it mean for city planning?
For flats in large complexes serviced by multiple delivery boys over the day makes for traffic demands that appear scary!
Learning and Education
Notes on Hosting the Creativity Adda Girls Summer Camp
We encourage our (girl) students (too) to dream up alternate, positively charged futures for themselves and the world
Environment and Ecology
Shepherd from Karnataka builds 14 ponds on barren hill, turns his village green
"Wherever I take up 5-6 ft of digging, there will be water which will not dry up … even during summers.”
Food and Water
Organic Food Market Opens at Rayagada
Prices of different goods are decided mutually by the farmers and the consumers on a monthly basis.