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Press Release by Janta Parliament (जनता संसद) 18 Aug. 2020
Janta Parliament calls on urgent action for ecological security
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Restoring lakes not an engineering task: How some communities did the job
Local bodies and activists are coming together to deal with lake pollution, de-silting, encroachment
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Cyclones, Earthquakes: Idea Of Development Must Change – And Now
A new concept of development that builds in a green economy not as an adjunct but as central to our policies.
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Dialogue on Rights of Rivers (Report and annexures)
Conversations, sharing resources, collective strategizing and planning, and collaborative work on realising effective rights of rivers has begun.
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This Kolhapur Man Runs An Organic Store Which Doesn’t Create Any Waste
"... the oils are wood-pressed, flours and powders are stone-ground, and seeds are of the heirloom variety.”
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Tharangini – The Oldest Surviving Hand-Block Printing Studio in Bangalore
Tharangini works towards sustainability of the environment. This is commendable and desirable in other garment and dyeing factories.
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वाहतूक कोंडीवरील उपाय (Marathi) – Solution for Traffic Snarls
खासगी वाहनांची संख्या कमी करायला हवी - The need to reduce the number of personal vehicles is underlined
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Preparing ourselves for a future when the children want one…
My young friend, we have learnt a few deep lessons for tomorrow ... we will join you and share with you these lessons.
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Chennai’s complicated relationship with its dying rivers, as chronicled by artists
“This kind of art can make people come to the river, not take it to be just a dirty river but something that you would want to come and see. "