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Food and Water
Sowing the seeds of Swaraj
“(Traditional) seeds have a treasure of past experience inbuilt. They are accustomed to vagaries of nature, while the modern seeds are yet to learn the local environment.”
Environment and Ecology
A campus habitat for butterflies
College Students plan to use their expertise to create more Butterfly parks on other campuses.
Energy
Six farmers in Gujarat village join to trap sun
Farmers have formed a cooperative to sell surplus solar-powered electricity for Rs 100-150 a day, with a one-time investment ...
Learning and Education
Warned Not To Enter This Village, He Revived It
It brings me immense satisfaction to think that a little effort from my side along with the collective hard work by everyone has put Suaba village on the path towards holistic development.
Settlements and Transport
Sherdukpen: finding a recipe to fit the future
Enthusiastic bands of young people from this small tribal community in Arunachal Pradesh are trying to ind their future to their traditional roots
Food and Water
A land to grow organic vegetables
Savayava Krishika Grahaka Balaga offers Mangalorians an opportunity to grow vegetables
Food and Water
India’s unseen foods
The surprise that people would throw away or not notice edible, tasty and nutritious plants echoes from Punjab to Bihar to Assam, if you talk to local foragers.
Food and Water
Ancient roots, contemporary shoots
Forest home gardens anchor a base for sustainable lifestyles by providing food, fodder, fuel, fibre and medicine to families living in Malnad region
Food and Water
The seeds of revolution
DDS is successfully working with Dalit farmers towards ecologically sustainable farming, women empowerment and community-led communications.