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Their Will, Their Way

Pune citizens come together to save their water resources, show ways to use water sustainably.

Farmers Are Building Food Forests to Fight Climate Change, Agrarian Crisis

Mimicking forests, farmers across India have started transforming farms into a layered cropping system - climate resilient and more productive.

Mangal Turbine – A Neglected Device Which Can Save Millions of Litres of Diesel Every Year

The value of this Turbine has increased further with the need to curb fossil fuel consumption and the related greenhouse gas emissions.

Life in a Cube

Have you considered housing construction that uses compressed plastic, mud, discarded material like used shipping containers?

Pride of Place

The transformation of a waste-picker's dark and ill-ventilated house into a bright, airy and safe home.

Weaving an urban fabric

"Textiles can transform not just the appearance of a building but also its function”

Does Art Have a Caste? A Debate on Carnatic Music

The aim is to go well beyond personalities, to focus squarely on the issues and raise the level of discussion about art and society.

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.

Surat becomes first district to have 100% solar powered health centres

All 52 PHCs in the district are now solar-powered. This will bring down the electricity bill by 40 percent, also helping fight global warming.