What is the relevance of doing aquaponics in a coastal village? How is it possible? How do they accept the concept of farming fish and vegetables in a single space? These are some of the questions asked by the common when the concept of aquaponics was introduced in Cherai, a coastal village situated in Kochi, Kerala. Cherai is famous for its magnificent scenic beauty of backwaters and beach. Now, it has one more feather added to her cap being “India’s …
V Thayammal (75), upon retirement, wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of her life amidst the lush vibrancy of trees. Amidst heavily publicised plantation drives and green revolution projects, here is one woman quietly contributing to the expansion of green cover in her village. In the confines of Pongalur, this former government-aided school …
Ranaram Bishnoi from Ekalkhori village near Jodhpur has planted more than 50,000 variety of plants, converting a sand dune into a green garden. Five decades ago, when a young boy of 25 years from Ekalkhori village near Jodhpur travelled hundreds of kilometres to attend a community festival in Bikaner, little did he know that it …
Defying The Impossible, 78-Year-Old Plants 50,000 Trees In Rajasthan’s Barren Desert Read More »
Today, StoneSoup offers a range of products and services—sustainable alternatives that replace daily use products—composting kits, natural cleaners, cloth diapers and cloth bags. As leading citizen activists of waste management, the problem of Bengaluru’s growing mountains of garbage was well-documented by Malini Parmar and Smita Kulkarni. For years, the two have been key members of …
Homegrown Menstrual Cups, This Duo is Helping Women Get Rid of Period Discomfort Read More »
Nasofilters pollution net is made using nano fibers which when put on windows protect particulate matter from entering inside the house. New Delhi: “Yesterday, out of curiosity, I took out a filter from my air purifier, to see the amount of dust it has gathered over a period of almost one month. The thick layer of …
