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Sustainability initiatives Deccan Development Society Local sustainability initiatives Please see our local or city pages via the India category, where of course you can share any more information you may have about local sustainability initiatives. Campaigns The Goenchi Mati Campaign, Fairness in Mining Initiatives by topic Biodiversity India Biodiversity Portal - Defra, UK Darwin Initiative: India Wikipedia: India, Biodiversity, Wildlife of India, Wildlife of India, Conservation, Wildlife of India, Biosphere reserves, Indian wildlife portal Climate action India Climate Portal - Indian Youth Climate Network Community energy About Dharnai Live Community involvement India (category) on Governance wiki - IndiaUnheard, Community News Service, alternate newswire at grassroot level - wikipedia:People's Planning in Kerala Cycling activism Critical Mass bicycle rides in India Wikipedia: Bicycle Transport in India, Cycle rickshaw Transport in India Environment quality More video: Cars choking Delhi's roads, 2007 River March, movement which seeks to "rejuvenate our rivers by striving to free them from encroachments, save remaining mangroves and contribute a non-polluted green environment." Mumbai The Ugly Indian Book - wikipedia:Air pollution in India Food activism Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, professional resource organization engaged in establishing models of sustainable agriculture working in partnership with NGOs and Community Based Organizations by scaling up the successes and engaging with the establishment for a policy change - Open Source Seeds, csa-india.org - Mumbai Port Trust terrace garden - Solar cooking resources in India Rural sustainability Institute of Rural Management Anand, Wikipedia:Institute of Rural Management Anand - Find your feet Sustainable livelihood Development Alternatives Group - Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group Sustainable transport activism Ecocabs, wikipedia:Fazilka#Intra-city-Ecocabs Train Running Status directly here, Tech and other information about Indian Rail Transport Service Train PNR Status directly here Train Running Status Wikipedia: Urban public transport in India, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in India, Rapid transit in India, Walking in India, Waterways in India - Living root bridges Trees, woodland and forest wikipedia:Jadav Payeng Urban sustainability Wikipedia: Gurgaon, Raahgiri Day: The city of Gurgaon organizes Raahgiri Day every Sunday and is modeled after Ciclovía, an event that began in Bogota, Colombia in 1976, which closes streets to cars and opens them for the exclusive use of people for running, cycling, skating, or other recreational activities. It is a concept adopted by several cities around the world. Gurgaon is the first and only city in India to hold this event. Launched in November 2013, over 2,00,000 people have participated in this event since then. Raahgiri Day is organized by a team of NGOs and citizens' groups. The NGOs associated with the event are Peddal Yatri, India Cycle Service, EMBARQ India, I am Gurgaon and Road Safety Officers.

News and comment See separate article: India news Events 2014 April 22 - 27 Neighbourhood Trees Campaign, India Biodiversity Portal Resources Commons This marketplace in India has been self-governed for 400 years Despite car-centric urban development and top-down decision-making, the Begum Bazaar, in Hyderabad, India — a historic wholesale market which has existed for over 400 years — has remained a shared social space hosting a vibrant economy. The use of street space surrounding the market is appropriated by vendors through complex practices of mediation and includes a mix of formal and informal rules. Acquiring a space requires informal negotiation between neighbors, and is not always without conflict. Vendors may inherit or be granted the right to use street space through verbal agreement by other established vendors from the same geographical origin or religion. Generally, compliance with formal rules is low, but it is far from being an ungoverned space. Thus, parking is regularly used by vendors, leaving motorists without space, maximizing its value as a marketplace. In Begum Bazaar, the regulation of street space is representative of the eight design principles of common pool resource management as outlined by Nobel Prize winning economist Elinor Ostrom in her book "Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action." This is not a straightforward example to be replicated, but rather it showcases what self-organization can bring: a vibrant, diverse, and pedestrian-oriented space in a city where most other scenarios of top-down governance has often led to gentrification and car-centric development. Other links Foundation for Ecological Security, pioneering advocate of the commons in India, especially on behalf of the poor. Maps India•CR - India Citizen Reports runs on Ushahidi since 2011 to collect and disseminate reports in various categories like civic problems, crimes and corruption. TelecomMap.com uses Ushahidi to map 3G network quality and Wi-Fi hotspots. Video See also    See also the India  category. for subtopics, how-tos, project pages, designs, organization pages and more. Interwiki links Wikipedia: India - Sulabh International - Bindeshwar Pathak External links Greenpeace India Rainwater Club, rainwater harvesting via List of Ashden Award winners, winners in India 2002 - 2008 wikipedia:List of Ashden Award winners, winners in India 2009 and 2011 References

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