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20-11-2009
Tribals in central India have adopted hygienic practices. For the first time ever, villagers own a house with its very own toilet, which is no mean achievement for the country, where 60% homes do not have toilet facilities.
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18-11-2009
By reviving an old farm practice of pata, women in this western Indian district are ensuring food security in times of drought by growing vegetables, fruits, sorghum and pigeon peas. Traditionally, pata signifies a woman’s space in agriculture, which had lost its significance after Green Revolution and commercialisation.
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Image: Lalitabai plucks long beans in her pata for the evening meal/ Aparna Pallavi/ DTE
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17-11-2009
Beginning with one school in 2000, Pune-based entrepreneur and activist Pradeep Lokhande has set up libraries in 100 rural schools of Maharashtra in western India to inculcate reading habit in children. The initiative has helped young students acquire a better understanding of things and confidence.
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Image: Activist and entrepreneur Pradeep Lokhande/ Photo credit: Huned Contractor/ OWSA
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13-11-2009
In a remote south-west village without electricity, a modified solar lamp is helping to dispel darkness and facilitate communication. A tiny plug point to the lamp's base allows charging of mobile batteries and even television viewing.
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Image: Solar battery charger/ Photo credit: Times of India
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12-11-2009
Two teenagers in southern India learnt about sustainable agriculture from a group working with the rural poor. They then convinced a plant biotechnology company to collaborate with them on their project to cultivate jatropha to help the farmers augment their income and protect the environment.
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10-11-2009
New innovations in Nepal have provided an incentive for poor rural girls to enroll in schools and pursue higher education. Initiatives like One Laptop Per Child and installing computer labs in public schools are helping more girls to get familiar with new technology.
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Image: Nepali girls learn ICT computer skills during a One Laptop Per Child training/ Photo credit: CSM
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09-11-2009
At a recent public hearing held in Jaipur, people from all over India came together to share their experiences and speak of how their lives and livelihoods, traditions and culture are being impacted by climate change. It was organised by Oxfam India in collaboration with CECOEDECON.
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Image: Ramakishan, member of Rajasthan Kishan Seva Samiti Mahasangh speaks at the hearing/ Photo credit: Kalyan Singh Kothari/ OWSA
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06-11-2009
A group of tribal women in eastern India has helped restore the neighbourhood forests. Carrying traditional weapons and humming folk warnings, these women go on routine patrolling to track timber mafia engaged in illegal felling of trees.
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Image: Adivasi women in Jharkhand protesting against deforestation/ Photo credit: Google
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04-11-2009
Angry slum dwellers in India’s commercial capital asked several questions regarding climate change and its causers during a public hearing organised by Oxfam. There is a need to listen to the voices of people who are facing the vagaries of changing climate in their day-to-day lives.
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31-10-2009
At a public hearing held recently in Rishikesh, ordinary people from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand talked about how climate change was impacting their daily lives. A similar national hearing will be organised in India’s national capital early next week.
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