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Food and Water
What’s on my plate?
A first-person account explains how understanding farming, local produce, food processing, and, of course, how to cook, holds the key to enjoying food.
Environment and Ecology
Eco-friendly way to good living
Contrary to a growing trend, many farmers in Tamil Nadu are now opting for organic farming as it is a low-cost affair.
Food and Water
‘Roti Bank’ guarantees right to food in Bundelkhand
Volunteers collect and distribute the food, benefiting patients and attendants, destitute on the roads and railway station, slum dwellers and poor undergoing treatment at home.
Environment and Ecology
The Devalsari Story Unfolds
... to provide an alternate livelihood, in order to incentivize conservation of flora and fauna, is at the heart of the strategy!
Food and Water
Barefoot hydrogeologists: The next generation
The time taken for villages in Nainital district, Uttarakhand to resolve their spring-related disputes has shrunk from two year to six months. Here's why.
Environment and Ecology
Eco Femme : Cut from a different cloth
This Auroville-based company makes reusable sanitary napkins from cloth, which are both environment-friendly and cheaper
Society, Culture and Peace
Football changes life of village girl
Rohini, 17, beat the odds and represented the country in a football tournament in Chile
Society, Culture and Peace
पिठोरी शिरसगाव ते सँटियागो – रोहिणीचा ‘गोल’ (in Marathi)
जालना जिल्ह्यातल्या एका छोट्याशा गावातल्या मुलीला फुटबॉलसारख्या पुरुषी समजल्या जाणार्या खेळात प्राविण्य मिळवता येणे ही मोठीच आश्चर्याची गोष्ट आहे; नाही का?
Food and Water
More crop per drop through injection well
This technique utilises rain water for recharging natural aquifers in the rural sector where ponds exist.