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Environment and Ecology
Plant Man Miguel Braganza on how Konkan Fruit Fest preserves food biodiversity
The motto: To preserve, celebrate and propagate the region’s rich variety of local fruits and vegetables and its corollary food heritage and culture
Environment and Ecology
India’s permaculture movement is being taken forward by young people
The principles of permaculture suggest observing and interacting with nature, obtaining yield, capturing and storing energy, drawing from natural patterns, producing zero waste, accepting feedback and regulating self.
Environment and Ecology
Fish sanctuaries and community support for conservation of Meghalaya’s mahseer
“Not just fishes, the aquatic life, in general, is thriving as a result of these fish sanctuaries,”
Economics and Technologies
Artisan-supportive Innovative Enterpreunership in Ladakh
Creating local employment in Ladakh, a semi-nomadic entrepreneur is developing a support system for local artisans
Environment and Ecology
Championing community mobilisation to conserve water resources
Farmers switch over to millets in this semi-arid village in Andhra Pradesh due to the efforts of a community resource person
Environment and Ecology
Risk Minimisation essential for All National Policies
India’s sluggishness in tackling major hazards strikes is a systemic problem that requires a systemic solution.
Environment and Ecology
Rural Women Celebrate Siali Uchsav for Forest and Livelihood Protection
The women dependent on Siali leaves decided to conserve and regenerate the forest after finding that there were only a few Siali creepers left.
Health and Hygiene
महामारी में आत्मनिर्भरता की पहल (in Hindi)
थार के मरुस्थल में महिलाओं ने महामारी का मुकाबला हस्तकला से किया। उरमूल संस्था ने उन्हें मास्क बनाने, कढ़ाई, बुनाई, कशीदाकारी का प्रशिक्षण दिया।
Health and Hygiene
Engaging with the Pandemic: Hope and Despair in five villages of Chhattisgarh
Koliyari was the only village that not only remembered the road to a self-dependent past but also agreed to tread such a path.