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Hidden treasure: Adivasi’s traditional food diversity

Odisha Millets Mission is trying to bring back the glory of millets in tribal areas

Posted on 19 Jun, 2022 01:15 PM

Often overlooked in food security policies, indigenous uncultivated wild food and traditional crops is a major source of dietary diversity for tribal communities since millennia.

A range of millet recipes and ready to cook items are sold by Millets on Wheels in Jashipur block in Mayurbhanj district. This initiative is supported by Odisha Millets Mission (Image: Odisha Millets Mission)

Community videos: By the community, for the community

Community videos as a tool to influence behaviour change and adoption in rural communities

Oorna Mukherjee

Ronali Pradhan

Posted on 01 Oct, 2021 07:55 AM

The Paudi Bhuyan tribe in Odisha are one of the most primitive and vulnerable communities in the count

Community videos are produced by farmers themselves and feature local participants and agents from the rural communities themselves (Image: Digital Green)

NGT prohibits commercial extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra

Policy matters this week: NGT restricts extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra; Centre OKs Polavaram Project Authority appointment; Delhi govt holds authorities accountable prior to the monsoon.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 05 May, 2014 10:33 AM

NGT prohibits groundwater extraction in Maharashtra's 12 districts

Groundwater extraction (Source: Karuna Society)

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May 6, 2024

Floating forward: An entrepreneur's tryst for 'clean-water' bodies

In our quest to spotlight dedicated entrepreneurs in the water sector, we bring you the inspiring story of Priyanshu Kamath, an IIT Bombay alumnus, who pivoted from a lucrative corporate career to tackle one of India's most intricate water quality challenges, that of pollution of its urban water bodies.

Innovative solutions to clean urban water bodies, Floating islands (Photo Credit: Priyanshu Kamath)

May 6, 2024

भारत के जलनायक

प्राचीन वैदिक काल में ही नहीं बल्कि मध्यकाल और उसके बाद के समय में भी जल विकास और संचयन के क्षेत्रों में उत्कृष्ट निर्माण कार्य किए गए। जल विकास और संचयन के अनेक प्रमुख कार्य तो स्वाधीनता संग्राम के साथ-साथ ही चलाए गए जिनके निर्माण में भारतीय इंजीनियरों, स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों, रजवाड़ों और राजघरानों के शासकों और अनेक अज्ञात नायकों ने उल्लेखनीय सफलताएँ प्राप्त करके देश में अपनी अमिट छाप लगा दी। Not only in the ancient Vedic period but also in the medieval period and thereafter, excellent construction works were done in the fields of water development and harvesting. Many major works of water development and harvesting were carried out simultaneously with the freedom struggle, in the construction of which Indian engineers, freedom fighters, rulers of princely states and royal families and many unknown heroes achieved remarkable successes and left their indelible mark in the country.

May 6, 2024

Tribals in Niyamgiri revive climate resilient varieties of rice and millets

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Traditional Rice Kosla of Niyamgiri Hills (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)

May 5, 2024

जल प्रशासन में गुजरात और भारत की जलयात्रा

गुजरात और भारत की जल यात्रा बहुत दिलचस्प है, जिसने दुनिया को दिखाया है कि जल को संधारणीय बनाने और पर्यावरण संरक्षण को बहाल करने के लिए जल प्रबंधन में कैसे नयापन लाया जा सकता है। संधारणीयता के उद्देश्य से, लोगों की भागीदारी प्रौद्योगिकी पर केंद्रित ये पहल, पूरी दुनिया के लिए किफायती, प्रेरक और विश्वसनीय मॉडल का मार्ग प्रशस्त करती है। The water journey of Gujarat and India is very interesting, which has shown the world how to innovate in water management to make water sustainability and restore environmental protection. These initiatives, focused on people-participatory technology with the aim of sustainability, pave the way for affordable, inspiring and reliable models for the entire world.