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Smartphones to map invasive plants in Tamil Nadu
Maps of vegetation are scientifically compiled from contributions by students who get to understand adverse impacts of invasive plants.
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A ‘cheesy’ effort to give women wings
"We want their work to be noticed, rather than their disability,”
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Dancing away from drugs
“Children who are addicted to correction fluid and alcohol fall while dancing, but it is my job to make them stand again,” he says.
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A silicon tide lifts many boats
Free Software Movement of Karnataka teaches children from the slum how to wield a mouse and use open source software to gain 'whitecollar' skills.
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Adivasis in the Bastar conflict zone are spearheading a massive conservation effort
It is heartening that despite prevailing conflicts, Adivasi people of Bastar care for their own forests and are helping other states enrich theirs.
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Photos: Maharashtra school kids capture hidden lives of animals
In mid-2014, professional camera traps were set up. Before long, the hidden world of mammals – particularly at night – began to reveal itself.
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Sikkim ‘livelihood schools’ to promote organic farming
The state government is promoting a significant conversion to organic farming, and opening "livelihood schools” (first such schools in India) for this purpose. A total of 50,000 hectares of land belonging to around 62,000 families will be covered under organic farming by 2015.