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Environment and Ecology
The duo who revolutionized the folk culture of Rajasthan
An institute that set the ball rolling in the field of folklore, art and music in Rajasthan.
Economics and Technologies
Proto-Village: A Prototype of a Vikalp Economy
Each one can produce their food, is literate, can think mathematically, are environmentally responsible and physically fit
Economics and Technologies
How Sarmoli became a poster child of ecotourism in Uttarakhand
Maati Sangathan has directly or indirectly touched thousands of lives across the Gori river valley, and beyond
Environment and Ecology
Folk singer & orphans rejuvenate barren land
Students walk up to a hilltop, daily, and water the sapling planted the previous day before putting a new one into the soil.
Environment and Ecology
पेड़ लगानेवाली महिलाएं (in Hindi)
वनों की सुरक्षा के साथ आजीविका की सुरक्षा व पोषण व खाद्य सुरक्षा भी होगी
Economics and Technologies
A village is turning cow dung to electricity
Biogas from cow dung is locally converted into electricity, saving on power bills, preventing pollution of ponds and providing organic manure and clean electricity.
Economics and Technologies
Turning obstacle into opportunity in Tamil Nadu
Varadharajapuram village, which currently powers only its street lights, will soon save nearly Rs.1 lakh in electricity bills.
Environment and Ecology
The Indian urban forager is discovering flavours of edible weeds
Urban Indian foragers discover bursts of flavour in tangles of weeds as wild fritters, cutlets and soups become a delicious side effect of the lockdown.
Health and Hygiene
Folk artists as record-keepers of the pandemic
For perhaps the first time, folk and tribal artists around the country have been united by a common theme: Covid-19.