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Extraordinary work of ‘ordinary’ people: Beyond pandemics and lockdowns
Re. capacity building to govern and manage food, health, water, energy, shelter, education, and other basic needs and aspirations, to be selfreliant
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Tosamaidan- A zone of peace and resilience in Kashmir (India)
This case study describes and analyses a non-violent movement to save a Himalayan landscape of enormous ecological and livelihood importance,…
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Worshipping the Pangolin-god – conservation by a unique village in coastal Maharashtra
The Pangolin is a threatened animal and deserves the legal status that provides it with equal protection as the Tiger
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कोकणातील डुगवे : खवले मांजरांना देवाचे स्थान देऊन संवर्धन करणारे जगातील पहिले गाव (in Marathi)
मानवी हस्तक्षेपामुळे त्यांचा अधिवास धोक्यात आला असल्याने वन्यजीव संरक्षण कायद्यानुसार त्याला वाघाइतकेच संरक्षण आहे
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Against the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India
Sharing knowledge, increasing their output, and accessing new markets.
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Conservation now assured for Thurpu cattle of Amrabad
The Poda Thurpu cattle of Telangana have strong hooves that enable their notable endurance in both black and wet soils
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Igniting Young Minds: Youth Camps at Kalpavalli
Youth camps at Timbaktu Collective’s Kalpavalli programme seek to inculcate sensitivity and awareness towards nature.
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This town in Kerala has set its sights on becoming India’s first carbon-neutral panchayat
We tried to find out how much greenhouse gases are being emitted within the panchayat boundaries.
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3R Bazar
Within months it had collected and sold items generating Rs 75K in revenue, which proves the concept ... in a small town like Ujjain.