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Bridging urban-rural divide

Cooperative initiatives that involve urban and rural people to solve problems of villages as well as cities, help to bridge the rural-urban divide

How Thousands of Children in Pune Prevented Over 50 Tonnes of Plastic from Reaching the Sea

Most children, seeing images of marine life and birds choked to death on plastic, connect human practices and the destruction of creatures.

The Newtons of Gadchiroli: tribals rise to power in local body polls

The battle these elected representatives are waging against indiscriminate mining, and for tribal rights ...

The Eloquence of Silence

The choice is between speaking up and keeping quiet

‘பொதுவெளிகள் எங்கே?’ (in Tamil)

நிலத்திலிருந்து படைப்புவெளிகள் வரை, நமது பொதுவெளிகள் ஆக்கிரமிப்பாளர்களாலும், அரசாங்கத்தாலும்கூட வேலிகளுக்குள் அடைக்கப்படுகின்றன

Kaas – Maharashtra’s Very Own ‘Valley Of Flowers’

The real heroes of Kaas are the 20-odd members of the Joint Forest Management Committee from the four adjoining villages.

From Crop to Garment: How Sustainable Producers Respect The Cotton Value Chain

Socio-environmental injustices often lead to social movements and activism led by those in the community who are determined to make a change.

Open Letter to Satguru (and other “Hurry Babas”)

I would have worked with all the people who are already working on/for rivers, water issues and so on for a dialogue - and test the proposal.

Questioning the consumption based developmental paradigm

Taking up personal and social initiatives in order to create awareness and reduce environmental impact...