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Energy
How an Alternative School in India has been Running on Renewable Energy since the 1980s
"There’s so much loss of electricity on the way from the power house, one is better off producing it on one’s own site."
Food and Water
From U.S. to Mandya – Why a Software Engineer Left America to Run a Farmers’ Co-Op in Rural India
This software developer left the US to return to India and become a farmer. Now, he is also working for the welfare of other farmers by helping them grow and market organic produce.
Learning and Education
Kids in India Are Sparking Urban Planning Changes by Mapping Slums
A new project aims to give young Indians a voice in the city-development process.
Food and Water
Making city folk aware of the types and value of tubers
"People are realising that tubers (there are 12 varieties grown traditionally around Malnad in northern Karnataka) are climate-sustainable crops."
Livelihoods
झारखंड में हथकरघा क्रांति (in Hindi)
आदिवासी चित्रकला को सामने लाया जा रहा है। बेंत और बांस के सामान बनाए जा रहे हैं। लुप्त होते हाथ के हुनर को फिर से सशक्त किया जा रहा है।
Society, Culture and Peace
Akram Feroze – The Man Behind “Cycle Natak”
Recently, in a small village one of the kid’s father comes and says to me, “I won’t stop drinking but I won’t drink at home.”
Food and Water
Sikkim goes fully organic: 5 ways the state has made things work
"In the Sikkim story, we've seen the yield from farms actually go up over the years" says Kuruganti.
Environment and Ecology
टाकाऊ वस्तूंमधून फर्निचरची निर्मिती (in Marathi)
गाड्यांच्या बाद झालेल्या टायरांपासून टिकाऊ फर्निचरची निर्मिती करणाऱ्या अनू टंडन वियेरं ह्यांच्याविषयीचा लेख
Kalpavriksh in global Transformative Knowledge Network
Social scientists bring a wealth of knowledge about social transformation that will be critical to dealing with environmental change and sustainability.