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Is Responsible Tourism an Oxymoron?
Tourism policy in India is increasingly realizing the potential and need for genuinely community-run, ecologically sensitive visitation.
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SayTrees is making Bangalore Smile by giving it a new green cover
SayTrees has helped Bangalore reclaim some of its natural beauty by planting saplings around 14 lakes, and at several other locations.
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Caring for Madurai’s Only Waterfall
Nature lovers from the city and villagers join hands to clean the Kutladampatti waterfall under the ‘Friends of Forest’ initiative.
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UNEP lauds pesticide-free farming in Kerala
The United Nations Environment Programme has praised farmers of Kuruvai village in Palakkad district for their success in cultivating paddy without chemical pesticides.
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A Subaltern View of Climate Change
For those earning more than Rs 30,000 pm to become sustainable their total emissions would have to be halved ...
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மக்கள் வளர்வதற்காகக் காடுகள் பெருகட்டும் (in Tamil)
ஆரோவில் சாதனா வனம்: வரண்ட நிலத்தில் வளர்க்கப்பட்ட காடுகளும், மக்கள் மேம்படுவதற்கு ஏற்ற சமூகச்சூழலும், ஈகைப் பொருளாதாரமும் அமையப்பெற்ற இடம்
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More forests to grow people
When we practice giving without expectation, those who experience the abundance will share it with more people, restoring the flow of life ...
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Citizens revive Puttenahalli Lake
Following the restoration, about 62 different species of birds and about 15 species of butterflies can now be found at the lake.
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Enabling youth towards saving ‘development’-induced destruction.
A programme titled 'Pahar aur Hum: Rethinking Development in the Himalayas' concluded in Himachal Pradesh where 16 youth from western Himalayan states quietly learnt lessons on environmental issues for six days.