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Energy
Energy Empowerment – the Story of Bijli and Dharnai
The micro grid will involve about 100 kilowatts of solar panels that will supply affordable, sustainable and round the clock electricity to 350 households in Dharnai.
Food and Water
Meghalaya: Sparks of Hope
Two villages in Meghalaya revive their farming traditions, conserving biodiversity and securing their livelihoods.
Environment and Ecology
Hiware Bazar : A conversation with Popatrao Pawar
A free wheeling conversation with Popatrao Pawar, the legendary Sarpanch of Hiware Bazar. Pawar led Hiware Bazar's transformation from a drought- prone village to a green and prosperous model village, thus successfully reproducing Anna Hazare's Ralegaon Siddhi model of village development. In this conversation, he talks us through his journey of the last 25 years and the principles by which the village governs itself.
Food and Water
Greening of Barren Land
How twenty five acres of a barren piece of land were converted into a self sustainable green farm, through rainwater harvesting
The Joy of Community Gardening and Building
I was pleasantly surprised when after just one day I’d learned how to mix mud for cob construction, make adobe sun-dried bricks, and create plaster from cow-dung.
Economics and Technologies
A Labour Colony gets Solar Power!
How the expenditure on kerosene was saved, and the living conditions improved at a lower cost, for the residents of a labour colony near Mangalore!
Economics and Technologies
Panika fabric for Mumbai
A student who linked handloom fabric produced by Panika tribal weavers to the Mumbai market, interviewed here.
Knowledge and Media
Mapping Mapusa Market
Mapping Mapusa Market is an inquisitive exploration into how a contemporary Indian market can be creatively mapped through art.
Food and Water
Phulwari programme by Jan Swasthya Sahayog
Village-based creche program run by JSS in Chhattisgarh ensures good care and nutrition for children between 6 months - 3 years