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Indigenous edible plants of Meghalaya

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Indigenous diets can help fight modern illnesses, say health experts.
Traditional food consumed by rural communities contain nutrients that are lacking in high and middle-income countries

Unprecedented levels of chronic non-communicable diseases are prompting calls to revert to the diets of our ancestors to regain lost nutrients. It is believed that such a shift would help…

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February 3, 2014

Rahul on stage

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Cooks – The Hidden Change Agents

by Rahul Antao 27000. This is the number of meals I have eaten in my life far. How do we come to this number? We all eat approximately 1000 meals…

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February 1, 2014

Pius in action

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The power of participatory video documentation – A grassroot perspective

by Pius Ranee A few years ago, while visiting a jhum field along with two of my friends, an incident occurred that opened my eyes. To get to the jhum…

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February 1, 2014

Diki Tamang of Sikkim built a toilet next to her house after her college-going daughter demanded it (Photo: Sayantan Bera - Down To Earth)

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Mission possible

By Sayantan Bera - Thumbs up to Sikkim Seventy-year-old Lilabati Gautam’s modest wooden house in Ranka block of East Sikkim is better than many posh resorts. Perched on a hill…

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January 31, 2014

Mr. Phrang Roy, former Assistant President of IFAD, is the chairperson of NESFAS

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Beyond techno fixes
Recognise the vulnerable people as knowledge holders and agents of change, and not mere recipients of technical assistance and loans

By Phrang Roy - The severe impact of global warming and technical solutions to it have always grabbed the attention of the media. Unfortunately, the socio-economic challenges of climate change…

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January 30, 2014

photo courtesy: edxutmshillong

Urban Youth Farming Programme

NESFAS at the TED Talks

A great idea can be the start of a great revolution. At UTM Shillong, ideas that can change the world for a better tomorrow will take center-stage. The TEDxUTMShillong is…

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January 29, 2014