Adaptation
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Thannal Hand Sculpted Home
Built in less than a month and a half.
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From Lodhi Garden to your dining table: Foraging for food in New Delhi
“Most of the plants dismissed as weeds are edible and we don’t even know it. We walk past them every day ..."
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Bargur buffaloes from Erode recognised as specific breed
Adapted for grazing in the hilly terrain, the small Bargur cattle is mainly reared for milk and manure
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Survivors of Sex Trafficking Fashion Jewellery For A Living
Survivors of sex trafficking learn the skill of creating fashion jewellery, making a mark among international and Indian buyers.
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Surviving through Ages
Can trees survive with roots immersed permanently in water? For hundreds of years?? And human communities have protected them?
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Tribal women corner the market on India’s heat-hardy black goats
The goat-selling cooperative, created by a coalition of women's self-help groups serves 192 tribal villages.
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Local Exchange Systems: Designing Community Incentives
Village economies are observed to grow, although 85% of the money entering them is leaving in great hurry. How?