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Lessons on coexistence with the environment from two tribal districts in Odisha
Over 60 varieties of crops, including paddy, millets, legumes, leaves, tubers and vegetables are grown during a season in a phased manner
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Can the coronavirus save the planet?
Across the globe today there is a re-birth of radical democracy, often led by women or by youth
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Locking down Leviathan
I picture you and I walking through this wild land, picking herbs and fruit, enjoying flowers, birds and small animals...
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Community seed banks give Sahariyas a new lease of life
Seed banks focusing on collection of grain varieties that used to be consumed by the Sahariyas for ages ...
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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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Ecotourism in Uttarakhand: pioneer Manohar Singh Manral (conversation in Hindi)
लोग सोचें कि जंगली जानवर मेरे ही खेत में आ जाएं !
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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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Are Micro-Grids for Rural Electrification the Answer?
The community identified the forces that spun their old vicious cycle and determined what to change to start a more virtuous one.
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Forest Rights Act and Conservation in Korchi
The Forest Rights Act has changed the lives of hundreds of people, helping them to protect their forests and increase their incomes