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Swaraj Jail University, Udaipur
It is a space for the learner-inmates to connect to their deeper purpose and passion.
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From ‘Tent Nazir’ to ‘RTI Nazir’: Towards governance accountability in Kashmir, India
His passion for making the system accountable, through the dogged use of the RTI Act, takes up much of his time.
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Resistance Is Fertile – The Emerging Alternative Political Discourse in the Indian Parliamentary Elections
People and communities need empowerment to govern and manage their lives, and also to make the state accountable & transparent.
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Their Will, Their Way
Pune citizens come together to save their water resources, show ways to use water sustainably.
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The incentive problem behind groundwater overuse in India
Deeper wells do not just hurt the environment but can also increase the cost borne by farmers.
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Meet Entomologist, Ecopreneur And Author Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi
Mobile-based applications iButterflies, iTrees, iNaturewatch Birds allowed us to work with schools to collect data on their city’s flora and fauna.
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The peacocks of Yeola
... keeping alive a centuries-old legacy, while innovating to keep pace with changing tastes.
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Open a door: No room for discrimination and communal profiling in West Bengal
(They) intervene in cases where people complain of discrimination and mobilize the locals to eliminate discrimination.
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Is this Artisans’ ‘Transformation’?
Artisans of Kachchh have entrepreneurial skills, too, which retailers like Amazon need to recognize