Wednesday 27 June 2018

Rainharvester a system for harvesting rain and recharging the groundwater

Rainharvester is for harvesting rainwater for reusing the rainwater directly and also for recharging the local aquifers and increase the groundwater table.  For more details see the link: www.slideshare.net/saibhaskar/rainharvester

Geo Filter for Rainwater harvesting from rooftop

Geo Filter is a system of Rainwater Harvesting for reuse or recycle. For more details see the youtube video youtu.be/FVWec6yPlZM

Cursed Lives In Fluorosis Affected Regions

Cursed Lives In Fluorosis Affected Regions. First-hand narration of the life and suffering of people in the areas with high fluoride in drinking water.

Values in promoting good stoves

Biomass stoves are still used by millions of poor people globally. There are consequences and impacts too. By facilitating good biomass stoves on could facilitate the poor have good stoves and also mitigate its impacts.

Saturday 16 June 2018

Open Knowledge for Sustainability

All about Open Knowledge for integrity, sustainability, and freedom. Open Knowledge is beyond source which will lead to the development and well being of all.

Home a space for living and aspiring

Earth is our only home, every living thing on earth creates or lives in a place called home. Home is a space for living and meeting one's aspirations too. The podcaster explains from his observations and practices about the living space.

Sustainable Traditional Green Buildings

People had been living in the lap of nature with least impact on the earth. In the past, billions of people lived and left the earth, without much impacts. In the last 50 years, the ecological footprint is increasing as people are using exotic and non-sustainable materials in the construction of living spaces. In this podcast, all the aspects of traditional green buildings are presented. The materials used in the construction industry has high embodied energy too. The elements of nature - light, air, ambience, a niche for everyone, privacy and socialization were existing in the traditional green buildings. The podcaster explains from his observations and himself adopted traditional green building concepts. saibhaskarnakka@gmail.com

Friday 15 June 2018

Living at the base of the Pyramid

The economic activities are broadly grouped into primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and quinary activities. These activities in sequence can be considered as a pyramid starting from the base of the pyramid i.e., primary activity. As the majority of people dependent lessens with every increase in level, people engaged at a lower level of economic activity lead a life with more integrity.

Thursday 14 June 2018

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development and Planning

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development and Planning. Mainstreaming climate change adaptation is the iterative process of integrating considerations of climate change adaptation into policy-making, budgeting, implementation and monitoring processes at national, sector and subnational levels. It is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder effort grounded in the contribution of climate change adaptation to human well-being, pro-poor economic growth, and achievement of the SDGs. It entails working with a range of government and non-governmental actors, and other actors in the development field.

Monday 11 June 2018

Stoves for a cause

The contribution of efficient biomass low-cost stoves by Dr Sai Bhaskar Reddy is presented in this podcast.

Tuesday 5 June 2018

Reuse Sanitary Pads and Diapers for Planting Trees

Reuse Sanitary Pads and Diapers for Planting Trees using biochar. A solution for a great global challenge of disposal. I am sharing my idea on the occasion of World Environment Day with the theme of "Beat Plastic Pollution".