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

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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Read more about the article Beyond techno fixes<br> <em>Recognise the vulnerable people as knowledge holders and agents of change, and not mere recipients of technical assistance and loans</em>
Mr. Phrang Roy, former Assistant President of IFAD, is the chairperson of NESFAS

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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Recognise the vulnerable people as knowledge holders and agents of change, and not mere recipients of technical assistance and loans
Read more about the article NESFAS at the TED Talks
photo courtesy: edxutmshillong

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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Read more about the article Indian President’s passionate plea against assimilating tribes
The President warned that 'so-called development' must not be allowed to destroy the Jarawa tribe

Indian President’s passionate plea against assimilating tribes

In a strongly worded speech the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, said this week at the inauguration of the ‘Andaman & Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute’ (ANTRI) that attempts…

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Malnad Tuber Festival

Tubers and other root vegetables have been a part of our diet, culture and folklore for aeons. They include both domestic and wild species that have pride of place in…

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