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Goonj Initiative Helps Bihar Villagers Build Bamboo Bridge Amid Floods
With 250 pieces of bamboo sticks, the determined locals toiled for five days to build a 400-metre-long and 1.5-metre-wide bridge.
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Students design suspension bamboo bridge for rural folk
An affordable Bamboo-and-Rope bridge designed to carry up to 5 persons.
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IIT Alumnus From Assam Develops Bottles Made of Bamboo
Made of bamboo, this bottle comes in various sizes. It has a cork lid and can be safely kept without the chance of leaking.
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परीघ विस्तारण्यासाठी (in Marathi)
सरकारनं स्वत:च्या प्राथमिक, मध्यम, उच्चस्तरीय आरोग्यसेवा सुधारल्या पाहिजेत आणि कोणत्याही मध्यस्थाशिवाय गरजेप्रमाणं खासगी सेवा विकत घ्यायला हव्यात.
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Gutter gas fueled tea boosts chaiwala’s livelihood
Can a Chai stall be run with Zero expenditure on Energy?
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Youngster sets up zero-budget millet hotel, says should return to older eating habits
Millets need less water to grow and live on whatever rainwater they receive.
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Near border standoff, a village opens its homes to a new future
Homestay is not a standalone concept, but is tied in with community-based tourism. Villagers have become more self-reliant.
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जिसने बच्चों में उम्मीद के बीज बोए (in Hindi)
"... पूरी दुनिया के बच्चों को किताबें, वीडियो, मेरे बनाए खिलौनों को बनाना सीखने के तरीके मुफ्त में उपलब्ध कर सकूं..."
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From Mainstream to Multiversities
Multiversities Alliance enables members to share pedagogical innovations ... and to mentor projects which respect peoples’ diverse knowledge systems