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Open-air toilet-free village
January 1st, 2012- January 1st, 2012 
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The residents of Baghuwar have reason to smile. Every family has access to a ‘pucca’ (permanent) indoor, water-economical toilet. ‘100% open-air toilet-free village’ proclaims a sign at the panchayat ghar (village council office).
Issue Month : January Issue Year : 2012 Issue Volume : VOL.: 8 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1
The making of a Green Village
Beside a beautiful hillock under the rolling clouds amid rustling winds and lush greenery is the eco-village developed by social activist and Sangli Zilla Parishad member Subhash Patil. Hatnur, located in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, having a population of about 5000, has been nurtured with the concept of sustainable development. “The principles of conservation,
Issue Month : November Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 11
Eco-initiatives at IIM
Members of the ECoBiZ Club at IIM Shillong have come up with an initiative by placing bamboo-made waste bins or khoh at various places in the campus. The bins have been designed using indigenous contraptions and have been manufactured by the Meghalaya Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation. Khoh – a coarse, closed-weave basket used by
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
MCGM plans towards sustainable, garbage-free city
Mumbai has been facing a solid waste management crisis for years. In order to move towards a sustainable future by adopting integrated solid waste management approach, the Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has joined hands with private contractors. The municipal corporation spends roughly र1160 per tonne on collection, transport and disposal...
Issue Month : July Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE: 7
Maintaining The BEST Buses
Travelling in a clean vehicle is probably the best way to begin a working day. RR Deshpande, Chief Manager-Traffic at Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) understands this and has put in place an effective cleaning system to give a clean bus drive to commuters.
Issue Month : January Issue Year : 2011 Issue Volume : VOL.:7 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1
Improving infrastructure for tourism
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Tourist inflow along with foreign exchange earnings has grown over the past years in India but the tourism destinations have been neglected. This calls for immediate revamp of these destinations along with conservation of ecology and environment. In a recent forum, M A Haque, Director, Ministry of Environment & Forests presented paper on the factors retarding the growth of...
Issue Month : May Issue Year : 2010 Issue Volume : VOL.: 6 Issue Number : ISSUE.: 5
The Garbage Trap
It is one thing to blame the authorities for not ensuring clean roads and clean gutters and it’s another thing that the same roads and gutters are littered/choked soon after these have been cleaned! But then, who is to be blamed for unclean roads the authorities or the workers or we citizens? The stench that
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2007 Issue Volume : VOL.: 3 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
Restoring water bodies
In one of the earlier issues CIJ had reported about Siruthuli, the NGO in Coimbatore that has been doing a great job of cleaning up the water bodies in the region, as well as greening up the area. The organisation recently conducted a three-day festival to spread awareness about cleaning up water bodies and garbage and the importance of...
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2007 Issue Volume : VOL.: 3 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
Sunrise over the GOLDEN TEMPLE
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A shrine, a monument which is an ode to human creativity, holds an air of tranquillity wiping out the bloodshed that stained the pages of Indian history. Awestruck with this architectural splendour, Gunvanti Balaram walks through the revival lane…
Issue Month : August Issue Year : 2007 Issue Volume : VOL.: 3 Issue Number : ISSUE: 8
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