Search Results for: Water

Wastewater snow would ruin a mountain considered sacred – Flagstaff (USA)

Posted on 27/11/2020 by website administrator

[R]ivers run through Navajo lands but the water is diverted to golf courses in Phoenix […] while natives lack legal rights to the water and can’t even get plumbing to wash their hands. Source: Janene Yazzie, a Navajo community organizer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Customs, Ecology and environment, Health and nutrition, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Quotes, Tourism, Tribal culture worldwide, Worship and rituals | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Wastewater snow would ruin a mountain considered sacred – Flagstaff (USA)

Important lessons for dealing with water deficit due to climate change: Indus Valley Civilization Dholavira & Kalibangan – Western region

Posted on 04/08/2020 by website administrator

Anindya Sarkar, professor of geology and isotope geochemistry at IIT, Kharagpur, was lead researcher of a recent paper published in the Journal of Quaternary Science, on how Dholavira, an Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) site, holds important lessons for dealing with … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology and environment, History, Western region | Comments Off on Important lessons for dealing with water deficit due to climate change: Indus Valley Civilization Dholavira & Kalibangan – Western region

“Air, water and grains are essential to human nourishment” – Mahatma Gandhi 100 years ago

Posted on 27/09/2019 by website administrator

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 →

Posted in Commentary, Community facilities, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Gandhian social movement, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Modernity, Press snippets, Worship and rituals | Comments Off on “Air, water and grains are essential to human nourishment” – Mahatma Gandhi 100 years ago

Slideshow | Sowing seeds and organizing rallies: Santal children’s awareness building campaign on the importance of tree plantation and water preservation – West Bengal

Posted on 23/07/2019 by website administrator

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 | Tagged | Comments Off on Slideshow | Sowing seeds and organizing rallies: Santal children’s awareness building campaign on the importance of tree plantation and water preservation – West Bengal

Tip | Check recent updates on improved living conditions for India’s indigenous communities: World Water Day held annually on 22 March – United Nations

Posted on 01/10/2018 by website administrator

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 | Comments Off on Tip | Check recent updates on improved living conditions for India’s indigenous communities: World Water Day held annually on 22 March – United Nations