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Environment and Ecology
Sustainable living and lessons for all
As part of the one-week campaign, volunteers will be conducting house visits and spreading the green message.
Environment and Ecology
Ziro gets first wild orchid conservation trail
"Conservation of the forest cover of Talley valley is crucial for maintaining the delicate environmental balance in and around Ziro."
Food and Water
15 new breeds of livestock, poultry to get registered
The cultures, agro-ecological zones, and social and economic practices across India account for its rich livestock diversity.
Food and Water
Sellers make brisk business at tuber mela
The fair saw at least 40 varieties of tuber which are cultivated organically by Kunabi community people and other farmers in Joida taluk.
Economics and Technologies
Smartphones to map invasive plants in Tamil Nadu
Maps of vegetation are scientifically compiled from contributions by students who get to understand adverse impacts of invasive plants.
Economics and Technologies
New Grading Machine Helps Small Farmers
Agro-waste falls off the upper deck; small grain collects in one tub and the good grain remains in the middle deck, collecting in a separate tub.
Sustainable Energy
Installation of equipment for Solar power at an NGO, Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh, that has done path-breaking work in the field of Education.
Creativity and Innovation
Developed by M N Dinesh and Peter Bakos, this electric-powered Mobile Multi-Deck Grader is a portable machine that separates agricultural harvest according to size, providing cleaned grains and fetching higher prices for the farmer.
Direct and Delegated Democracy
Communities are actively engaged in building local governance institutions like Mahagram sabha (a federation of 86 village assemblies in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, whose meeting in Mar. 2018 is depicted here) by revisiting traditional systems.