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Floating gardens for the landless
Bamboo beds with layers of dried water hyacinth, silt, vermicompost and farm yard manure, dry leaves of leguminous plants, etc. float on the water bodies.
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In the words of Sunita Kashyap: “We believe in trade, not aid”
Demand for reduced taxes on trading for women’s collectives to help them effectively participate in value chains and get income security.
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Women show solar power is worth its salt
Installation of over 1,100 solar-powered pumps in the Little Rann of Kachchh over four years has been a boon for women salt workers.
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Millet Sisters symbolize Nari Shakti !
Millet Sisters bases itself on these sterling principles of millets: They are resilient; Life infusing; Life sustaining; Life generating
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Indian women grow their own future
Men may have benefited the most: there have as yet been no reported suicides in households where women have taken charge.
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The Journey of Shillong’s Waste-pickers to become Compost Suppliers to Meghalaya Raj Bhawan
They truly uphold the dignity of labour and have come to be known for their sense of happiness, unity, and cooperation.
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थार की कसीदाकारी (in Hindi)
थार की कसीदाकारी से गांवों में महिलाओं के स्वयं सहायता समूह मजबूत बन गए हैं, वे बैंकों से आदान-प्रदान करती हैं।
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Meet India’s first and only licensed fisherwoman, KC Rekha
India’s lone licensed deep sea fisher-woman has survived monstrous tides that toss around her flimsy 20-year-old vessel.
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What We Can Learn From the Young Woman Who Has Rocked the Madhya Pradesh Police
Taking on the system at every level – administrative, social and cultural – this young survivor of sexual assault is a brilliant survivor.