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75 years of people’s power: Tamil Nadu’s Nattathi village shows the way to grey water management

Over 35% of the households had kitchen gardens in their backyards and they began to use grey water to irrigate the gardens
August 12, 2022
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Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report
Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report
The leading risk factors for LRI mortality, however, varied across age groups and sex
August 13, 2022
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Astronomers find extremely aged remnant of galaxies that influence universe’s evolution
Astronomers find extremely aged remnant of galaxies that influence universe’s evolution
A team of Indian astronomers from Pune claimed the remnants belonged to galaxies formed 260 …
August 12, 2022
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Activists show lacuna in Assam PCCF’s notification on elephant microchips to prevent illegal transport
Activists show lacuna in Assam PCCF’s notification on elephant microchips to prevent illegal transport
Microchips are issued for stolen or illegally captured elephants too; a captive elephant …
August 12, 2022
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Centre notifies India’s 31st elephant reserve in Tamil Nadu
Centre notifies India’s 31st elephant reserve in Tamil Nadu
The new reserve will be spread over an area of 1,197 square kilometres in Agasthiyamalai
August 12, 2022
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Water

75 years of people’s power: Jharkhand district modifies leach pits to tackle grey water
A raised leach pit with a silt chamber in a flood zone
Pits in Sahibganj district raised to counteract frequent floods, shallow groundwater
August 12, 2022
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75 years of people’s power: These Maharashtra villages practice ‘best out of grey water’
Waste-stabilization pond at Bajar Bhogaon village
Households are connected to the treatment system through a drainage network
August 12, 2022
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Water

75 years of people’s power: Telangana’s Ibrahimpur tackles grey water stagnation, mosquito breeding
solid and liquid waste management practices
Village is entirely dependent on groundwater for its potable and non-potable uses and this …
August 12, 2022
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

In defence of veganism: Here are some replies to common objections against it
In defence of veganism: Here are some replies to common objections against it
The torture and suffering of animals constitute a moral emergency; but few acknowledge that …
August 12, 2022
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