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People of the Blue Mountains
"It's their mainstream, what we call alternatives"
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Bhimashankar villagers multiply indigenous seeds
They pack one kg of a variety of indigenous seeds in cloth bags and sell them at exhibitions to encourage more farmers to cultivate them.
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Karnataka: Tradition to the rescue
“The rejuvenation of tanks and kalyanis has helped in changing the landscape in a big way. Tanks of the district are still full of water."
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Naraikadu: Where citizens conserved a forest for 100 years
The conservation practises in Naraikadu have been effective - the plethora of endemic flora and fauna identified here are testimony to this.
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An Incredible Story of a Family That Made a Forest, an Eco-Village and Lives Medicine-Free
Going back to nature also means giving up the illogical ways of modern medicine, for Dr Pravin Chordia.
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The jungle man of Coimbatore
Did you know that the elephants as they migrate also bring a variety of plants from another region?
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Unique study trains eyes on ‘Devrai’s
NGO, forest dept assessing sacred groves across Pune divn, encouraging residents to sustain beneficial traditions.
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Tribal crops find a haven
A tribal settlement in a Wildlife Sanctuary has turned into a treasure trove of traditionally grown, highly pest-resistant and protein-rich crops.
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Many colors of groundwater in a tiny Western Ghats village
The diversity and independence of water management in Konkan is remarkable ... where communities own, maintain and manage their own water.