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The Indian school where students pay for lessons with plastic waste
Students collect over 10,000 pieces of plastic each month and transform them into eco-bricks for construction.
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A group of women protect Sindhudurg’s mangroves through ecotourism
Demonstrating a model of mangrove ecotourism, they have also encouraged other groups of women to adopt similar ventures.
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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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Handmade collective goes online
... to help farmers, weavers, spinners and dyers, who are all part of the cotton value chain and were affected by the pandemic
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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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देसी बीजों की खेती ने भूख से बचाया (in Hindi)
तालाबंदी के कारण जब बाजार बंद थे, रोजगार और पैसों का अभाव था, तब उनको पौष्टिक अनाज व सब्जी बाड़ी से सब्जियां की कमी नहीं हुई।
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Seed festivals put spotlight on conservation of indigenous seeds
Local and endemic crops that have evolved over time are a rich source of nutrition.
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Young eco-crusaders across the country lend a refreshing rigour to the climate movement
It’s amazing that young ones are leading the climate movement now ... catalysed by hands-on environmental education by schools.
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No fertilisers, no pesticides, this Karnataka farmer uses only solar energy
Over 300 horticulture trees and timber trees in his farm prevent raindrops from directly falling and checking soil erosion.