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'''News and comment'''


'''2014'''
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== Sustainability initiatives ==
*[http://www.ddsindia.com/www/default.asp Deccan Development Society]
*[https://kalpavriksh.org/ Kalpavriksh], non-profit organisation working on environmental and social issues at local, national and global levels, primarily based in Pune with members in Delhi, Bangalore, Dehradun and elsewhere. ''added 15:05, 7 July 2020 (UTC)''
{{scalocal|India}}


Bengal's forest cover grows by 3810 sq km, July 9 <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Bengals-forest-cover-grows-by-3810-sq-km/articleshow/38039186.cms The Times of India]</ref>
=== Campaigns ===


India’s new government to Use Solar to Bring Power to Every Home by 2019, May 19 <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-19/modi-to-use-solar-to-bring-power-to-every-home-by-2019.html Bloomberg]</ref>
[http://goenchimati.org/ The Goenchi Mati Campaign], Fairness in Mining


Country's First Electric Bus Launched in Bangalore, February 28 <ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Countrys-First-Electric-Bus-Launched-in-Bangalore/2014/02/28/article2082039.ece The New Indian Express]</ref>
== Initiatives by topic ==


India almost doubles solar energy, with big plans for more, January 22 <ref>[http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/india-almost-doubles-solar-energy-with-big-plans-for-more/ theclimategroup.org]</ref>
=== Biodiversity ===


'''2013'''
[http://indiabiodiversity.org/ India Biodiversity Portal] - Defra, UK Darwin Initiative: [http://darwin.defra.gov.uk/world/country/India/ India]


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Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:India#Biodiversity|India, Biodiversity]], [[wikipedia:Wildlife of India|Wildlife of India]], [[wikipedia:Wildlife of India#Conservation|Wildlife of India, Conservation]], [[wikipedia:Wildlife of India#Biosphere reserves|Wildlife of India, Biosphere reserves]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Indian wildlife|Indian wildlife portal]]


WiserLocal New Delhi: Traveling Green with Radio Rickshaws: We are excited to share some news from WiserLocal New Delhi about a new initiative they are undertaking in partnership with Indian Youth Climate Network and Fazilka EcoCabs to bring peddle-powered rickshaws to the streets of South Delhi. WiserIndia Director Yatin Thakur gives us the details… <ref>[http://blog.wiser.org/wiserlocal-new-delhi-traveling-green-with-radio-rickshaws blog.wiser.org]</ref> June 13
=== Climate action ===


Rupees in your pocket, unconditional basic income experiment in one of India’s poorest states, May <ref>[http://mondediplo.com/2013/05/04income mondediplo.com]</ref>
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'''2011'''
[http://www.indiaclimateportal.org/ India Climate Portal] - [http://iycn.in/ Indian Youth Climate Network]


'Ugly Indians' clean up [[Bangalore]], <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15769402 bbc.co.uk]</ref> November 30
=== Community energy ===


Making Room for [[Delhi]]’s Bicycle Culture, Shriya Malhotra, <ref>[http://thecityfix.com/blog/making-room-for-delhis-bicycle-culture/ thecityfix.com]</ref> October 7
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India named Global Host of World Environment Day 2011, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=659&ArticleID=6909&l=en&t=long unep.org]</ref> February 22
[http://dharnailive.org/about About Dharnai Live]


'''2010'''
=== Community involvement ===


Island's disappearance attributed to global warming, <ref>[[wikinews:Disputed island disappears beneath sea on India-Bangladesh border]]</ref> March 25
[[wikia:government:category:India|India]] (category) on Governance wiki - [http://indiaunheard.videovolunteers.org/ IndiaUnheard], Community News Service, alternate newswire at grassroot level - [[wikipedia:People's Planning in Kerala]]


India joins UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign, planting two billion trees since 2007, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=612&ArticleID=6479&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> February 25
=== Cycling activism ===


India puts on hold first GM food crop on safety grounds, <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8506047.stm BBC news]</ref> February 9
[[wikia:criticalmass:List of rides#India|Critical Mass bicycle rides in India]]


[[Bangladesh]], India: The Relationship Between Water Crisis And Migration, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/02/19/bangladesh-india-the-relationship-between-water-crisis-and-migration/ Global Voices Online]</ref> by Rezwan, February 19. Sowmya Suryanarayanan at Strategic Foresight opines that the lack of freshwater resources in Bangladesh “is a massive threat and will remain a primary reason for cross border migration in the future.”
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Bicycle|Bicycle Transport in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Cycle rickshaw|Cycle rickshaw Transport in India]]


India: Managing Mountain Waste, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/02/17/india-managing-mountain-waste/ Global Voices Online]</ref> by Rezwan, February 17. Caroline At India Climate Solutions writes about some “creative and passionate individuals committed to changing the waste cycle” in the mountains of [[Himachal Pradesh]] in India.
=== Environment quality ===


India: I want my country back, says Munna: Environmental blogger Hemant Anant Jain aka Munna, writes a thought-provoking post on January 26, the nation's 61st Republic Day, urging people to look beyond the commercial “growing market” tag and work towards restoring the rich environmental heritage of the amazing country that is India. <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/01/27/india-i-want-my-country-back-says-munna/ Global Voices Online]</ref>
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'''2009'''
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India: women farmers stand against [[climate change]], <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/11/10/india-women-farmers-stand-against-climate-change/ Global Voices Online]</ref> November 10
More video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EfT16wF3qY Cars choking Delhi's roads], 2007


India's water use 'unsustainable', <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8197287.stm BBC news]</ref> August 13
[http://www.rivermarchforindia.org 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


South Asia: Coping with the heat and the rolling blackouts, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/04/26/south-asia-coping-with-the-heat/ Global Voices online]</ref> April 26. "The Eastern parts of India is choking as mercury rises above 45 degree Celsius."
[http://theuglyindian.com/books/ The Ugly Indian Book] - [[wikipedia:Air pollution in India]]


'''2007'''
=== Food activism ===


[[Uttar Pradesh]] attempting to set a world record by planting 10 million trees in a single day, <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6922896.stm BBC news]</ref> July 31
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[http://csa-india.org/ 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, [http://csa-india.org/what-we-do/open-source-seeds/ csa-india.org] - [[Mumbai Port Trust terrace garden]] - [[Wikia:solarcooking:India|Solar cooking resources in India]]


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== Sustainability initiatives ==
[https://www.irma.ac.in/ Institute of Rural Management Anand], [[Wikipedia:Institute of Rural Management Anand]] - [http://www.find-your-feet.org/ Find your feet]
*[http://www.ddsindia.com/www/default.asp Deccan Development Society]


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=== Sustainable livelihood ===
== Initiatives by topic ==


=== Biodiversity ===
[http://www.devalt.org/ Development Alternatives Group] - [http://www.chintan-india.org/ Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group]
 
[http://indiabiodiversity.org/ India Biodiversity Portal] - Defra, UK Darwin Initiative: [http://darwin.defra.gov.uk/world/country/India/ India]


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:India#Biodiversity|India, Biodiversity]], [[wikipedia:Wildlife of India|Wildlife of India]], [[wikipedia:Wildlife of India#Conservation|Wildlife of India, Conservation]], [[wikipedia:Wildlife of India#Biosphere reserves|Wildlife of India, Biosphere reserves]], [[wikipedia:Portal:Indian wildlife|Indian wildlife portal]]
=== Sustainable transport activism ===


=== Climate action ===
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[http://www.indiaclimateportal.org/ India Climate Portal] - [http://iycn.in/ Indian Youth Climate Network]
[http://www.ecocabs.org Ecocabs], [[wikipedia:Fazilka#Intra-city-Ecocabs]]


=== Community involvement ===
*[http://www.spotyourtrain.info/ Train Running Status] directly here, Tech and other information about [http://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/ntes/ Indian Rail] Transport Service
*[https://www.pnr-status.info/ Train PNR Status] directly here [http://spotyourtrain.info/train-running-status/ Train Running Status]


[[wikia:government:category:India|India]] (category) on Governance wiki - [http://indiaunheard.videovolunteers.org/ IndiaUnheard], Community News Service, alternate newswire at grassroot level - [[wikipedia:People's Planning in Kerala]]


=== Cycling ===
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Urban public transport|Urban public transport in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)|Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in India]], [[wikipedia:Rapid transit in India|Rapid transit in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Walking|Walking in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Waterways|Waterways in India]] - [http://www.sanjeevshankar.com/living-root-bridges.html Living root bridges]


[[wikia:criticalmass:List of rides#India|Critical Mass bicycle rides in India]]
=== Trees, woodland and forest ===


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Bicycle|Bicycle Transport in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Cycle rickshaw|Cycle rickshaw Transport in India]]
[[wikipedia:Jadav Payeng]]


=== Environment quality ===
=== Urban sustainability ===


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Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Gurgaon#Raahgiri_Day|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.


[[wikipedia:Air pollution in India]]
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=== Food ===
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== News and comment ==


[[Mumbai Port Trust terrace garden]] - [[Wikia:solarcooking:India|Solar cooking resources in India]]
''See separate article:'' [[India news]]


=== Rural sustainability ===
== Events ==


[https://www.irma.ac.in/ Institute of Rural Management Anand], [[Wikipedia:Institute of Rural Management Anand]] - [http://www.find-your-feet.org/ Find your feet]
'''2014'''


=== Sustainable livelihood ===
April 22 - 27 [http://treesindia.indiabiodiversity.org/ Neighbourhood Trees Campaign], India Biodiversity Portal


[http://www.devalt.org/ Development Alternatives Group] - [http://www.chintan-india.org/ Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group]
== Resources ==


=== Sustainable transport ===
=== Commons ===


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==== This marketplace in India has been self-governed for 400 years ====


[http://www.ecocabs.org Ecocabs], [[wikipedia:Fazilka#Intra-city-Ecocabs]]
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.


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Urban public transport|Urban public transport in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)|Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in India]], [[wikipedia:Rapid transit in India|Rapid transit in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Walking|Walking in India]], [[wikipedia:Transport in India#Waterways|Waterways in India]]
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. <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/this-marketplace-in-India-has-been-self-governed-for-400-years Shareable], Oct 22, 2018</ref>


=== Trees, woodland and forest ===
==== Other links ====
*[http://fes.org.in/commons/ Foundation for Ecological Security], pioneering advocate of the commons in India, especially on behalf of the poor.


[[wikipedia:Jadav Payeng]]
=== Maps ===


== Resources ==
[http://india.cr/ 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. <ref>[[Wikipedia:Ushahidi#2011]]</ref>
 
=== Calendar ===
 
'''2014'''


April 22 - 27 [http://treesindia.indiabiodiversity.org/ Neighbourhood Trees Campaign], India Biodiversity Portal
=== Video ===


=== Maps ===
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[http://india.cr/ 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. <ref>[[Wikipedia:Ushahidi#2011]]</ref>
== See also ==


{{topic header||India }}
== Interwiki links ==
== Interwiki links ==
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:India|India]] - [[wikipedia:Sulabh International|Sulabh International]] - [[wikipedia:Bindeshwar Pathak|Bindeshwar Pathak]]
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:India|India]] - [[wikipedia:Sulabh International|Sulabh International]] - [[wikipedia:Bindeshwar Pathak|Bindeshwar Pathak]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/ Greenpeace India]
*[http://www.rainwaterclub.org/ Rainwater Club], rainwater harvesting


via [[List of Ashden Award winners]], winners in India 2002 - 2008
via [[List of Ashden Award winners]], winners in India 2002 - 2008
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Sustainability initiatives

  • Deccan Development Society
  • Kalpavriksh, non-profit organisation working on environmental and social issues at local, national and global levels, primarily based in Pune with members in Delhi, Bangalore, Dehradun and elsewhere. added 15:05, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Template:Scalocal

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

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India Climate Portal - Indian Youth Climate Network

Community energy

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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

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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

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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

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Ecocabs, wikipedia:Fazilka#Intra-city-Ecocabs


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

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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. [1]

Other links

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. [2]

Video

mqdefault.jpgYouTube_icon.svg

See also

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: India - Sulabh International - Bindeshwar Pathak

External links

via List of Ashden Award winners, winners in India 2002 - 2008

wikipedia:List of Ashden Award winners, winners in India 2009 and 2011


References


References Template:Attrib sca ref

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