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When cities were Nature’s haven: a tale from Bangalore
When Bangalore shattered its local loop of dependence by importing water, people forgot the importance of their local sources of water.
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Avoiding Airpocalypse: It’s Time to Move Beyond Quick Fixes and Tackle the Root Cause of Crisis
The fixation on economic growth indicators has blinded our decision-makers to the enormous social and ecological damage such growth causes.
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This Hyderabad-based organisation has helped over 2.5 lakh farmers through permaculture
Aranya Agricultural Alternatives is striving to achieve ecological and sustainable agricultural livelihoods through permaculture farming.
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How a Few Women Saved a Forest From Timber Mafia
Accompanied by just a dog for their safety, these determined women have been able to successfully conserve 50 hectares of forest land.
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Navadarshanam – An Example Of True Development Right Outside Bengaluru
Navadarshanam which has thrived for over 25 years now is a living proof that an alternate vision of development can be achieved.
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प्लास्टिकविरोधी लढाईला ‘काडी’चा आधार (in Marathi)
याच वर्षी मुंबईतील हाॅटेल व बार व्यवसायांनी पण पेयांसह काडी देणे थांबवले आहे, किंवा त्या ऐवजी कागदी काडी देणे सुरू केले आहे
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Driven by social media, organization on a mission to make every leaf count
"We got to know about Brown leaf through social media and got in contact with Aditi; she helped us receive 25 trucks of dry leaves,"
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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.
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Reviving an Urban Lake – Doddagubbi Kere
“Our pond is the only documented example of a simple, Natural Pond-Forest revival, a Solution for the looming urban environmental and water crisis"