By admin on September 4, 2009
There will be no more power dressing for Bangladesh ministers. The already power strapped nation has banned all government male employees from wearing suits, ties and jackets to cut down on energy consumption. The private sector is expected to follow….
Posted in News | Tagged Bangladesh, Environment, Good News Feed, ProPoor |
By Nihit on August 10, 2009
The concept of the village, or ‘gram’ forms the core of India. Over seventy percent of her population is rural. There are more than half a million villages across the country, as opposed to five thousand or so urban settlements. And still many of us, such as me, have no direct experience of life in [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Alternate Energy, Environment, Husk Power Systems, India, Innovation, Rice Husk, Science & Technology, Startup |
By swetha_banda on June 6, 2009
Initially, when I was asked if I wanted to visit Sadhana Forest near Auroville, I was reluctant. I was on a holiday and it didn’t seem like a fun place. It definitely was not a holiday place. It was a bunch of serious people who really cared about the environment and were doing something about [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Alternate Energy, Auroville, Environment, India |
By Nihit on May 15, 2009
a continuation of Two roads diverged in a wood…
So evening came, and to my own surprise, I went to Sadhana Forest. We were a little late for the introductory tour of Sadhana Forest, but in time for Garbage Warrior. Sadhana Forest is an incredible place, and will be the subject of another article. For now it [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Alternate Energy, Architecture, Disaster Management, Earthship Biotecture, Environment, Global Warming, Sustainable Living, USA |
By Nihit on May 6, 2009
a continuation of City of Dawn…
After some inquiring, we found out that we had to take a right, so we took the right, roamed around the place for half an hour, and then came back to the starting point. An elderly gentleman was on his morning walk.
“Hi, would you happen to how I can get [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Auroville, Environment, India, Pitchandikulam, Reforestation |