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Sustainability
An organic manure factory for Rs. 800 only
Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 01:22 PMNitrogen and phosphorus are essential for plant growth – that is common knowledge for farmers. Cow dung contains nitrogen – that is also common knowledge for farmers. Then why is it that many farmers look for costly solutions rather than use the abundant cow dung they have in their farms as manure? Luckily, one farmer did think of this.
![Alagesan with the barrel used to ferment cow dung](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/alagesan.jpg?itok=0U8-N-zo)
Tehri dam nears danger mark
Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 02:33 AMWater level in Tehri dam near danger mark
![Tehri dam in lean season](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tehri_0.jpg?itok=5716_Jl7)
Are Olive Ridley turtles nearing extinction in Orissa?
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 11:00 PMSea turtles, a globally endangered species, have been around since even before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
![Olive Ridley sea turtles; Source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/olive_ridley.jpg?itok=T6KdAA5K)
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PMFor further details on the invite, please click here
You may download the poster for the festival from below
![Voices from the Waters 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/voices_from_the_waters.png?itok=IuP1lPCc)
Power hub becomes pollution hub
Posted on 14 Aug, 2013 06:32 PM‘Fly-ash’ refers to fine particles of ash sent up by the burning of solid fuel-like coal. Typically, this is the residue of ash generated by thermal power companies. Due to its toxic nature, the government has mandated that fly-ash must be dumped in ash ponds, which are specially made on vacant lands.
![CSEB power plant in Korba](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/national_thermal_power_corporation_ltd._plant_in_korba.jpg?itok=Iu-sTlUq)
Invite for online blended learning programme 'Science and Policy of Climate Change', TERI, September 13 -16, 2013
Posted on 13 Aug, 2013 03:14 PMFor more information on the online course, please click here
To register for the course, please click here
The brochure may be downloaded from below
![The Energy and Resources Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/teri_0.png?itok=IJtge1u2)
Invite for an International course on 'Farming, Natural home building and Self Sustainable Living', Krisit, Rajasthan, November 2013 - October 2014
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 02:11 PMFor details on this very interesting course please click here
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krisit.png?itok=L0ZzbNSx)
Applications invited for ' Ecovillage Design Education Course', Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI), Koraput, Orissa, September10-October 8, 2013
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:07 AMFor details on the sustainable training course please click here
You may also download the brochure for the course from below
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ofai.png?itok=U81-HTjP)
Sowing the seeds of change
Posted on 07 Aug, 2013 07:53 PMTill a few decades ago, most people in India grew vegetables and fruits in their own gardens. Then something changed. We shifted from 'farming for food' to 'farming for money'. The start of the ‘green revolution’ meant that production increased but so did the farmer's dependency on chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides.
![Garden irrigated by a single pot of water](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sow_1.jpg?itok=Q0JMpFQD)