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Bhimshankar village makes the most of nature’s trail
While promoting ecotourism, the villagers try to maintain a balance between conservation, livelihood and convenience
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Festival of Uncultivated Food: Weeding out the myths
Edible plants and crops which we ignoramuses tend to dismiss as weeds, are plants that grow without their seeds being sown and alongside other crops.
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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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Maharashtra’s Feast in The Forest
The forest foods movement is about both ancient knowledge and the underlying wisdom of the forest people...
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Maharashtra Rural-Urban exchange programme
Crops and vegetables planted within one acre farms by the women gave nutritious and healthy plants for consumption with surplus produce.
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Odisha plans to introduce millets in PDS, mid-day meal by year end
The southern region of Odisha is home to many tribals and millets have been their staple diet since generations.
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In a Pickle
amla (wild and cultivated gooseberry), star gooseberry, hog plum (amtekai), kokam , ginger, star fruit ( carambola), bamboo shoot, pepper, tamarind, ...
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There is so much to explore in the world of tubers
The tuber stall led by Lakshmi Siddhi registered sales worth ₹11,000!
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She, the forest home gardener
Vanastree (of Malnad) is being awarded the NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR (women's power award) for its exemplary work on Women and Seeds.