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How women from Bihar tackled COVID 19 by building food systems
Tribal communities have conserved native seeds, adapted to the soil and local climatic conditions.
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How He Built a Sustainable Home
He has set up horticulture, solar power units, composting systems and rainwater harvesting in his home, influencing 4,000 people to go green.
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Better nutrition for Banswara children
Traditional food crops grown in the tribal-dominated regions ensure food and nutritional security of local communities.
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Landless tribes fulfill nutritient needs by growing vegetables in bags
Bori bagicha, which means garden-in-a-bag, was initiated as the villagers do not own land where they can grow vegetables
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आदिवासियों की सब्जी बाड़ी (in Hindi)
यहां जैविक ढंग से सब्जी बाड़ी की खेती जा रही है। इससे ताजी हरी फल्लीदार सब्जियां, कंद व मसाले और औषधियुक्त पौधे मिलते हैं।
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This Bengaluru Couple Save 1 Lakh Litres of Water Every Year. Here’s How
The capital cost of building an eco-friendly house is 10 per cent lower. It also reduces the overall carbon footprint and water wastage.
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Jal Sahelis quench the thirst of parched villages in Bundelkhand
Jal Sahelis across 200 villages in U.P., M.P. are reviving water harvesting structures and traditional water bodies through community participation.
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Seed swap, a growing trend among green thumbs
"The seed saving technique for each variety differs - during the meet-ups, we share the concepts with newcomers”
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इमली महुआ – स्वातंत्र्याची शाळा (शिक्षण, शिकणं आणि शाळा याविषयी चिंतन) (in Marathi)
प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी दररोज आपण काय करायचं ते ठरवत आलेला आहे. मुलं आपण निवडलेल्या गोष्टीत दिवसभर मग्न राहतात एवढं खरं!