Economics and Technologies
Small Investments usher in Big Change

Young investors provide working capital to women entrepreneurs in rural India through an online social lending platform.

Energy
Using bio-fuel to run an irrigation pump for five acres

“If a farmer has two punnai trees on his land, he can reduce the diesel cost considerably. I run the motor for about five months using the oil during summer,” says a farmer who uses oil extracted from the seeds of that tree to run a diesel pump for irrigation in summer months.

Environment and Ecology
Community conservation at a crossroads in Khonoma

Over the last decade Khonoma, a village near Kohima in northeastern India, inhabited by the Angami, one of the indigenous or tribal people of the state of Nagaland, has demonstrated a resolute will to conserve biodiversity and wildlife.

Uncategorized
Wrong Theory

The book Wrong Theory by Girish Abhyankar is an attempt at a unified theory addressing questions on appropriateness and cost of technology and related issues, the emerging philosophical aspects concerning human life and, finally, a case-study.

Food and Water
Our Local Santha (Farmers’ Market)

This is the story of how a local farmers' market was born in an arid corner of Rayalseema...

Health and Hygiene
Making Hand-Washing a Happy Hygiene Habit

To fight the threat of infectious diseases like diarrhea, Grampari has launched an innovative program for rural children, teaching them how to make hand washing a habit by putting themin charge and making it hands-on and fun!

Knowledge and Media
From the Economics of Happiness conference

"Vikalp Sangam bahut achchha idea hai, iske saath Sankalp bhi jod deejiye"/ "Alternatives Confluence is a great idea, add Commitment to it"

Economics and Technologies
Use Un-Packaged Water

'Water without Waste' campaign to promote use of un-packaged water in India.

Food and Water
रावसाहेब दगडकर : सहज सुलभ नैसर्गिक शेती (in Marathi)

रासायनिक शेतीपद्धतीमधील वाढत्या उत्पादन खर्चाने पोळलेल्या रावसाहेब दगडाकारांनी १९९० साली त्यांची ११० एकर शेत-जमीन नैसर्गिक शेतीखाली आणली. (Story in Marathi)