TBI Videos: Magadh Jal Jamaat Helps Revive 2000-year old Flood Water Harvesting Systems in Gaya, Bihar

TBI Videos: Magadh Jal Jamaat Helps Revive 2000-year old Flood Water Harvesting Systems in Gaya, Bihar Magadh Jal Jamaat, a loose network of progressive individuals in Gaya has been successfully able to revive over a dozen…

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Project Chirag – Lighting The Path To Progress

Project Chirag – Lighting The Path To Progress Namrata Hingorani, an ex-Business Consultant who spent 22 years in the US and UK and has recently relocated to Mumbai…

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Hole in the Wall (HiWEL) – Spreading Computer Literacy

“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come” – This is precisely the thought which has taken…

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TBI Videos: Magadh Jal Jamaat Helps Revive 2000-year old Flood Water Harvesting Systems in Gaya, Bihar
TBI Heroes: Dr. Mapuskar – A Life Dedicated To Improving Rural Sanitation In India
TBI Citizen Initiative: Puttenahalli Lake And Sarakki Lake In Bangalore – Infused With New Life
The Power Of A Story – Rural Women In Sathyamangalam Empowered With Video Cameras
[Video] Meghalaya’s Living Bridge: An example of sustainable living architecture
TBI Change-makers: Dr. Ram Kataria – The Man Who Created The Gandhians Farm

TBI Change-makers: Dr. Ram Kataria – The Man Who Created The Gandhians Farm

Dr. Ram Kataria has dedicated 12 years of his life in converting a barren patch of land in the parched interiors of Maharashtra into an oasis using innovative and indigenous methods of conservation and sustenance. What’s more, he has many more ideas for inclusive growth…

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Protected: TBI Travel: 5 Must-Visit Tribal Destinations In India

Protected: TBI Travel: 5 Must-Visit Tribal Destinations In India There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.…

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TBI Heroes: Jyotsna Sitling – A Green Warrior
Protected: TBI Travel: 100 Things To Do In Ladakh
TBI Travel: Kumbhalgarh – The Gated Community Of The Rajputs
TBI Travel: Puri – A Historical Odyssey in Art and Architecture
TBI Heroes: Vidya Rattan Sharma – Incorporating Modern Ways To Solve Age-Old Problems

TBI Heroes: Vidya Rattan Sharma – Incorporating Modern Ways To Solve Age-Old Problems

This is the story of a remarkable man, Mr. Vidya Rattan Sharma, who started as a cook in a local NGO, and went on to create several innovative products in the area of cooking stoves, traditional medicine, organic farming and animal husbandry. His passion for…

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Cycle Chalao: Mumbai’s First Bike Sharing System

Cycle Chalao: Mumbai’s First Bike Sharing System Mumbai is one of the top ten most polluted cities in the world, according to…

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Cities for Forests: A National Campaign where YOU can make a difference
Ek Titli: Giving Wings to Green Ideas
An illiterate Farmer designs a Water Mill to generate Electricity
African grandmothers study Solar Engineering in India
Dharavi Diary – From Story Telling To Slum Innovation

Dharavi Diary – From Story Telling To Slum Innovation

Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world, has managed to carve out a unique identity for itself. The industrious residents of the slum have taken to recycling waste from across the country in order to eke out a living. Now, a unique initiative…

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TBI Heroes: Binalakshmi Nepram – Helping Gun Widows In Manipur Remake Their Lives

TBI Heroes: Binalakshmi Nepram – Helping Gun Widows In Manipur Remake Their Lives It is the sad truth that women are widowed in Manipur on a regular basis…

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TBI Specials: Asha Niketan – Hope In The Form Of Love
TBI Tribute: Dr. Verghese Kurien – Lest We Forget
TBI Heroes: Jyotsna Sitling – A Green Warrior
Dairy Diaries Of Hardy Hill Women – How Being Able To Afford Cows Turned Their Lives Around
TBI Heroes: Vidya Rattan Sharma – Incorporating Modern Ways To Solve Age-Old Problems

TBI Heroes: Vidya Rattan Sharma – Incorporating Modern Ways To Solve Age-Old Problems

This is the story of a remarkable man, Mr. Vidya Rattan Sharma, who started as a cook in a local NGO, and went on to create several innovative products in the area of cooking stoves, traditional medicine, organic farming and animal husbandry. His passion for…

February 21, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More

TBI Photo Essay: Mera Gao Power – Providing A Brighter Future, Two Solar Panels At A Time

TBI Photo Essay: Mera Gao Power – Providing A Brighter Future, Two Solar Panels At A Time As a social enterprise committed to providing some of the poorest households in India with…

February 6, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
Van Panchayats – Keeping Forests Healthy And People Happy!
The Honeycomb Effect: Small Causes, Small Changes – Big Impact [Part 2]
The Honeycomb Effect: Small Causes, Small Changes – Big Impact [Part 1]
Project 35 Trees – 35 Locations, 2 Men, 1 Green Vision
TBI Heroes: Vidya Rattan Sharma – Incorporating Modern Ways To Solve Age-Old Problems

TBI Heroes: Vidya Rattan Sharma – Incorporating Modern Ways To Solve Age-Old Problems

This is the story of a remarkable man, Mr. Vidya Rattan Sharma, who started as a cook in a local NGO, and went on to create several innovative products in the area of cooking stoves, traditional medicine, organic farming and animal husbandry. His passion for…

February 21, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More

TBI Photo Essay: Mera Gao Power – Providing A Brighter Future, Two Solar Panels At A Time

TBI Photo Essay: Mera Gao Power – Providing A Brighter Future, Two Solar Panels At A Time As a social enterprise committed to providing some of the poorest households in India with…

February 6, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
TBI Change-makers: Dr. Ram Kataria – The Man Who Created The Gandhians Farm
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra – Breaking the Menstrual Taboo And Other Barriers
TBI Heroes: Pankajani Delivers Good Health And Hope
TBI Heroes: Dr. Mapuskar – A Life Dedicated To Improving Rural Sanitation In India

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