India
India community action
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)
Local sustainability initiatives
Please see our Local communities in India pages, where of course you can share any more information you may have about local sustainability initiatives.
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
Community energy
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
Give Me Trees Trust (also known as pedo ka aashram or monastery of trees) is a Delhi-based NGO working to plant trees with the help of community volunteers. It was founded by Peepal Baba in 1977 and registered in 2011. The Trust has planted over 20 million trees, out of which 12.5 million are Peepal and Neem trees. The trust has around 10,000 volunteers who have planted trees in multiple states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi NCR, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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.
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
- 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. [2]
Video
News and comment
See separate article: India news
Events
2014
April 22 - 27 Neighbourhood Trees Campaign, India Biodiversity Portal
Campaigns
The Goenchi Mati Campaign, Fairness in Mining
See also
External links
- Wikipedia: India - Sulabh International - Bindeshwar Pathak
- 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