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| Failing the Forest |
Both human rights and wildlife rights groups in India have not used the Forest Rights Act ... |
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| Dog Father of India |
Rakesh Shukla, a successful techie and motivational speaker is the single largest rescuer of dogs in ... |
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IIT Builds Low Cost Braille Laptop
posted on Mar 13, 2019
Researchers at IIT Delhi have developed a Braille laptop called DotBook, which can be useful for the visually impaired. The laptop has got important conventional applications such as email, calculator, and web browser. Third party apps can also be added in case needed.
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Mud Home, Model Home
posted on Mar 5, 2019
Twelve years ago, Chockalingam Muthiah, a Bengaluru based businessman, and his family, decided to make a significant shift in their lifestyle. They wanted to ensure that their carbon footprint and impact on ecology was as low as possible.
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Climbing Classes Make Young Men Go Up
posted on Feb 20, 2019
Karnataka is the highest producer of areca nuts in India with 800,000 acres under cultivation. The state requires at least 60,000 skilled harvesting workers. A thousand acres of an areca nut garden require about 70 workers for harvesting and spraying. Wages are between Rs 1,000 to 1,500 per day.
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