Category: Blog
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How Complex is B-complex?
What is it? Do you need it? Why do you need it? How can you get it? Vitamins are classified depending upon their solubility. There are broadly two types: Fat Soluble Vitamins: These are the vitamins which are stored in
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Did You Know, The Capsule That You Eat Is Made Up Of Slaughtered Cows/Pigs And Other Animals?
Yes, the capsules that you take as medication
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Mahua Flower Based Wines
The Mahua drink is reportedly so delicious that Felix Padel, a visiting professor of anthropology at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) is of the opinion that ‘scotch and wine could face…
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A green alternative to petroleum based fuel
We have now zeroed down on a compound called Dimethyl ether, or DME, which too has carbon. It can be blended with conventional fuel to improve its combustion properties or it can be used as an…
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Connecting livelihoods, degraded forest lands, water conservation, seedballs
Connect the keywords: livelihoods, rejuvenating degraded forest lands, water conservation, seedballs. find a few people (or train them) with…
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Earthy Wisdom – Women organic farmers of eastern UP show the way
With her one-acre farm, Ramrati and her husband Rambahal are able to sustain their 12-member family throughout the year and earn a monthly income. ———————— Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article3366889.ece With her one-acre farm, Ramrati and her husband Rambahal are able to sustain their 12-member family throughout the year and earn a monthly income. At a time of…
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Dearth of ideas on roof-top solar for Delhi govt
In many countries it is now possible to feed electricity from solar roof top systems into the grid. What that means is you put up a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel on your roof and when it produces more electricity than you need you can sell it to your utility for a fixed price. The consumer…
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NextDrop – Getting Reliable Information on Water Availability
NextDrop provides households with accurate and timely information about local piped water delivery, over cell phones already widely in use in India. This information comes from water utility employees who call our interactive voice response system when they open valves to distribute water. These reports are used to generate real-time water availability updates and notifications…