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Settlements and Transport
Dancing away from drugs
“Children who are addicted to correction fluid and alcohol fall while dancing, but it is my job to make them stand again,” he says.
Economics and Technologies
A silicon tide lifts many boats
Free Software Movement of Karnataka teaches children from the slum how to wield a mouse and use open source software to gain 'whitecollar' skills.
Food and Water
Prosperity in times of drought
The objective of building a water shed, making trenches, etc. is to cut down the speed of rain water and controlling soil erosion.
Environment and Ecology
സംഘർഷ ഭൂമിയിലെ വനസംരക്ഷണം
It is heartening that despite prevailing conflicts, Adivasi people of Bastar care for their own forests and are helping other states enrich theirs.
Environment and Ecology
Adivasis in the Bastar conflict zone are spearheading a massive conservation effort
It is heartening that despite prevailing conflicts, Adivasi people of Bastar care for their own forests and are helping other states enrich theirs.
Economics and Technologies
Tribal women in M.P. show that strength lies in numbers
They have formed a farmers’ produce organisation in Dewas that bypasses exploitative middlemen to access markets directly
Environment and Ecology
Ensure Irrigation Water for 15,000 Villagers
When the irrigation lake developed a breach, poor farmers in Surendranagar (Gujarat) took it upon themselves to save it.
Health and Hygiene
The Sight of a Blind Farmer Gave This Man the Vision to Create a Better Bihar
What do a football programme, a hospital and a vocational training programme have in common? One man’s vision for a better Bihar.
Food and Water
Conservation: Lessons from ancient India
Ecologically safe engineering marvels of water conservation have existed in India for nearly 1,500 years, including bawaris