I was in Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) late October, just before winter set in. As always, the countryside is ever changing and never fails to reveal something new for my camera to capture. The mongoose family scurrying about the neighbour’s vegetable fields was amusing. Read Full Story
Urban wildlife- survival instincts of lapwings
The red wattled lapwing is a regular visitor to our neighbourhood park. So I was thrilled to see three spotted eggs on the ground on 5th June. The eggs were laid in the centre of the Park which sees morning walkers doing their rounds every day (who would not notice the eggs anyway) and young children playing football and cricket in the evenings. To protect the eggs the bird had laid the eggs underneath a tre... Read Full Story
There are some stories which can be told and retold - one such is the story of River Aravari in Rajasthan.
In 1987, Tarun Bharat Singh (TBS-an NGO), took the initiative to rejuvenate the streams of River Aravari by constructing a johad at Bhavta village. Johads are small water harvesting structures built by the villagers. It took ten long years for the river to come to life.
With the river coming to life, there has been qualitative changes in the life of the villagers. The women no long... Read Full Story
A 50 KW power station, based on gasification of rice husk briquettes is providing the villagers of Baharbari in Bihar with electricity.
The facilities provided by Desi Power include assured irrigation, battery recharging, rice parboiling/milling, flour grinding, biomass briquetting, and equipment fabrication and repair services. The village is no longer dependent on desel guzzling polluting generators for power. Can this village show the way forward for rural India?
The farmers pay Rs. 35 p... Read Full Story
