Odisha resident Sarangi gets a shot in the arm as State partners him in training farmers When Natabar Sarangi started experimenting with ‘desi chasa’ in the mid-90s at a small paddy-growing village in Odisha, it was because of a serious practical problem rather than the growing buzz around organic farming. One morning, a few hours after …
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If you bring a tote bag to the grocery store, you’re not necessarily saving the planet. When you visit the supermarket, is it better for the planet to carry home your groceries in a paper, plastic or reusable tote bag? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Plastic bags are cheap and convenient, …
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MOST of us are aware that climate change poses an existential threat to India. The special report – Global Warming of 1.50 C, released by the Inter Government Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in October last year said that the current level of Greenhouse gas emissions set the world on a trajectory of global warming of …
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How the world came to know about this small library in Kerala is when a troop of journalists lead by none other than P Sainath visited Edamalakkudy. One of the things we take for granted in our lives is a library. Perhaps it is because we can find one at a stone’s throw in most …
A Tea-Seller & a Teacher Set Up India’s Loneliest ‘Library In a Forest’ in Kerala Read More »
One million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction, with alarming implications for human survival, according to a United Nations report released Monday. The landmark report by seven lead co-authors from universities across the world goes further than previous studies by directly linking the loss of species to human activity. It also shows how …
