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Kerala man distributes 10,000 mud pots worth Rs 6 lakh for free to give birds water
On a mission to distribute 10,000 earthen pots for free to people willing to provide water for hapless birds reeling under the scorching heat.
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Transitioning to Sustainable Development Goals for Water
In dryland areas, falling groundwater levels may be causing working handpumps and borewells to go dry, requiring large capital expenditure.
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Clean up Drive Helps Bird species Return to Mumbai After 80 Years!
"We, as citizens, need to take up the mantle for ensuring cleaner air and healthy surroundings,”
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Darjeeling Himalayas gets a people-centric early warning system for landslides
All it takes for the system to work is a tipping bucket rain gauge, a rainfall threshold chart, whistle, mobile messenger and a billboard.
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Meet the young man who, in a small way, is doing more to save Delhi’s ecology than its politicians
The walk is conducted by the light of the full moon - people (experience) nature without ... even simple torches!
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India’s sustainable energy superheroes shine at the Ashden Awards
The Ashden Awards are a globally recognised measure of excellence in the field of sustainable energy and winners receive tailored support
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Peeling away traditional Rajasthani cooking
On using peels, seeds, pits and even watermelon rinds to make dishes ranging from subzi (cooked vegetable) to fried snacks.
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Facing the future of development
These initiatives have stayed or even reversed rural-urban migration and attempted gender and caste justice without trashing the environment.
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Lifeline for People, Forest, Land and Animals: Local River Bandai Revived
The Bandai River is now full of water. The villagers have water for irrigation and groundwater level has also come up. Drinking water crisis is ending