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Slideshow | Sowing seeds and organizing rallies: Santal children’s awareness building campaign on the importance of tree plantation and water preservation – West Bengal
By mid-June we used to have the rainy season and the cultivation would be over by this time in our state. Our main crop rice cultivation is fully depended on rain water. This change of weather is happening since last … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood and children, Eastern region, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Seasons and festivals, Trees
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Tip | Check recent updates on improved living conditions for India’s indigenous communities: World Water Day held annually on 22 March – United Nations
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Globalization, Health and nutrition, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Seasons and festivals, Tribal culture worldwide, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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Video | Rainwater harvesting by the “hill dwelling” Sauria Paharia community: Compensating loss of forest cover through agriculture – Jharkhand
Videovolunteers | Read the full story here >> Published on Feb 7, 2017 In the hills of Jharkhand reside the ancient tribe called the Sauria Paharias (hill dwellers). This Scheduled Tribe, considered as one of the oldest dwellers of … Continue reading
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“Air, water and grains are essential to human nourishment” – Mahatma Gandhi 100 years ago
Gandhi spoke of Swaraj’s three basic khorak. But he also gave, in the same 1918 speech, a fourth khorak for Swaraj. And that lay in his words, “we have a right to question.” | Read the full article by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, titled “On … Continue reading →
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