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First food: business of taste

Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
- 01/01/2029
- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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Back to basics

Integrating indigenous knowledge in joint forest management projects is an essential prerequisite for the success of such programmes, but years of neglect has diluted the centuries old practices<br>
- 29/04/2001
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RURAL WATER HARVESTING MADHYA PRADESH

1 1 = 11 People have responded overwhelmingly with money and voluntary labour to a government call to renovate water harvesting structures. The state government has used drought as an opportunity to take long term steps to secure water. This is fast b
- 14/04/2001
Holding water

The EK Panch Ek Talaab movement has ushered in a new era for the people of Madhya Pradesh s Shahdol and Mandsaur districts
- 14/04/2001
URBAN WATER HARVESTING SINGAPORE

Rain in a concrete jungle<br> Short of water, Singapore harvests the rain that falls on most of its land despite industrialisation. The city has found scientific solutions to an important problem in catching urban runoff pollution
- 14/04/2001
Confluence of thoughts

Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to Make Water Everybody s Business
- 14/04/2001
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WATERSPEAK

"CSE's book is a Jai Veda.Like the sacred vedasit is based on experiences" -RAJENDRA SINGHTarun Bharat SanghAlwarRajasthan "I have not found a better place to take pride in my work (water
- 14/04/2001
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Water is wealth

Excerpts from the Statement of Shared Concern by the participants of the CSE conference on Potential of Water Harvesting: Traditions, Policies and Social Mobilisation New Delhi, October 3 5, 1998 voiced the new paradigm for water management
- 14/04/2001
REVIVING WISDOM

Rainwater is abundant in India. So is its mismanagement. This has led to a human made water scarcity. The only way to solve modern India s water crisis is to capture this bounty through traditional community based and urban water harvesting. A look into t
- 14/04/2001
The myth of Kalahandi

The death of traditional water harvesting structures prepare Kalahandi for its worst ever drought
- 30/03/2001
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Neglected structures

Simple, yet effective, rainwater harvesting structures provided succour in the face of drought
- 30/03/2001
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