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Sustainability
Alternative farming method in Karnal
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 01:24 PMKalwaheri is a village of over thousand households comprising mostly of small farmers and landless people tucked away in Karnal, Haryana. The district, once the birth place of the Green Revolution, is now far from green.
Coexistence possible—farms and forests, man and nature
Posted on 01 Apr, 2014 11:43 PMNagaland holds many secrets of evolution and sustainable living within its green frontiers. Khonoma village near Kohima is one such plae. It is known not only for being the last frontier the British could never conquer but also for its environmental conscious community and distinct farming practices.
When it rains, it stores!
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Barter by the beel
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:33 PMThis was my first time here. I had heard of this festival, perhaps the only existing one in India, where barter takes place at such a scale. Jon Beel mela in Jon Beel, Jagiroad Assam- a historic festival where people from the hills and plains come together for a unique exchange of goods and agricultural produce near a moon-shaped wetland.
Their land lost to a dam, 2,000 farmers take to fishing -- in cages
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:28 PMThe Chandil dam reservoir is located 30 kms from Jamshedpur on the Subernarekha river in Jharkhand. While this dam is a 'tourist hotspot', its construction has resulted in the displacement of more than 20,000 families from 116 surrounding villages. “We lost our farmlands because of the project and now, to support our families, we have to take any job available", says Narayan Gope.
The key to successfully managing groundwater in India
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:47 PMDr. Himanshu Kulkarni is the Executive Director of the Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), a non-profit organisation in Pune. It is a premier education and research institution, which facilitates work on groundwater management through action research programmes and training.
Submissions invited for 'Compendium on Innovations and Best Practices in Managing Water for Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Services', SuGWM and Vrutti
Posted on 21 Mar, 2014 02:55 PMSustainable Ground Water Management (SuGWM) & Vrutti are inviting 'Innovations and Best practices in Managing Water for Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Services'.
An 'Umbrella' for sustainable growth
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 11:11 PMThe dependence on natural resources is ever increasing, and so is the need to manage it better. Rural communities are relatively more dependent on crucial natural resources such as land, water and forest, the exploitation of which directly affects their livelihood.
It takes more than money to make a difference
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 10:28 PMTamilnadu has a rich tradition of tank management at the village level. Every village had one or more irrigation tanks, locally known as ‘kanmais’ or ‘eris’, and a drinking water tank called ‘ooranis’. This system worked for centuries with the support of residents and the local administration.