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Pride of Place
The transformation of a waste-picker's dark and ill-ventilated house into a bright, airy and safe home.
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Weaving an urban fabric
"Textiles can transform not just the appearance of a building but also its function”
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Todas: The Naturalistic People
The values these people espouse are linked to the fact that their sacred homeland is now at the heart of India’s very first biosphere reserve.
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UN spotlight on Kerala’s energy-positive campus
Tropical rainforest trees help create cool surroundings. Certified green construction materials, recycled wood boards, etc. have been used.
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A for alternative, E for environment
EVS or environmental studies class found the older students inspecting a bund in the elevated parts of the campus. The rains were around the corner.
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Under the Sal Tree, a Unique Theatre Festival That Unites the Villages of Assam
Held inside a forest in Assam’s Goalpara district, the annual festival has become an example of a unique format of contemporary theatre in India.
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Sanitarily yours…
At a school in Kanchipuram, teachers and students harvest manure from dry composting toilets, thus paying possibly the best tribute to Gandhi
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Sunny balconies and hanging gardens in Goa
Terrace kitchen gardens are slowly making their mark here.
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More people should use this zero sewage discharge toilet
Main advantages include - Needs barely 5-6 l of water, No solid waste output, Only colourless, odourless liquid is output