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Rahul on stage

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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Read more about the article Mission possible
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 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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