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Sanbad Pariseba

Sanbad Pariseba
This monthly newsletter in Bengali on environment, natural resource management (NRM), sustainable agriculture etc.

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Hater Kache Osudh
A booklet on herbal remedies of minor ailments based on information collected from our project areas.

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Banglar Shak
A precise study on Bengali spinach. Added by taxonomical names, diagrams, health benefits and ailment cure detail.

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Mushroom Chas
An exhaustive book in Bengali on mushroom cultivation, spawn production, mushroom varieties, preparation of food items with mushroom etc.

Debacle

Pusti
A handbook on daily nutrition

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Sabji Bagan - Keno O Kivabe
This booklet describes how to grow a small vegetable garden in our homestead...

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Bashbhumi
A bi-monthly newsletter in Bengali having lesson plans on environmental topics for teachers to work with groups of children in the action-learning process and send feedbacks.

Debacle

Bashbhumi (Eng)
Creative lesson plan on Vegetables. Based on the experience of ENRE network members, this booklet focuses on 'Garden Based Learning' approach and helping children to get practical skills of growing vegetables organically. In school, community, and home.

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Gharoa Baganer Sabji
This publication focuses on 32 leafy vegetables which can be found easily, have high nutritious value...

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Ecological Vision
A bi-monthly newsletter in Bengali having lesson plans on environmental topics for teachers to work with groups of children in the action-learning process and send feedbacks.

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The Fireflies
A compilation of case studies on Biofarms. Compiled, edited and pubished by AICP on Biofarm. Catalysed and supported by DST, Govt of India.

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Nakshi Katha
This publication contains some casestudies on Organic Farming..

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Paribesh Bijyan
A skill and competency based teacher's manual in Bengali, based on curriculum of class vi, vii & viii on how to conduct Environment Science classes effectively. A must for all Environment Study teaches and educators

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Prakritir Pathe
This booklet deals with the darker side of Green Revolution, the ecological menace caused by it and methods of sustainable environment-friendly agriculture.

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Badle Jachhe Jalbayu
This publication deals with climate change issue. To combat with this challenging issue, everybody has a role to minimize the effects of climate change. This booklet consist some guidelines which everyone should follow...

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Gene Phasal
A handout on GM menace

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Deshaj Beej Pangi 
A native seed showcase
Editor: Sanjib Chatterjee
Illustration- Abhijit Das
Typesetting- Sipra Das
28 Pages, Rs.40/-

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Tathyapanji  
Spinach & vegetables - consumption on collection

Edited by: Subrata Kundu
Design: Abhijit Das

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CJRF Manual

 

Fish Farming

Crab Farming

Crab Farming

Climate Change

CJRF Manual

CJRF Manual

 

Chagal palan

Chagal palan

 

Neglected Crops

Krishak Math School

Parikalpanar Hat Boi

 

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Biodiverse Forestry  
This booklet shares the approach, process, techniques and experiences of how to create a 'bio-diverse forest' and why it is required in the present economic, cultural, and environmental context.

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Urban School Garden  
A curriculam based pictorial guide book on urban school garden for primary level

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In and Around School Garden 
A guide book on garden based learning approach for school teachers

 
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DRCSC Newsletter

DRCSC Newsletter

DRCSC Newsletter

 

Seed Diversity of West Bengal

Seed Diversity of West Bengal 
This book is a collection of information about traditional vegetable seeds which are available in various community seed banks across many parts of West Bengal where DRCSC and its partner organizations work.

Goat rearing

Chagal Palan 
A guide to domestic goat rearing

Gharoa Murgi Chase Aai

Gharoa Murgi Chas 
A guide to domestic fowl rearing...

 

Pustikar khabr

Susthayi Krishiniti 
A proposed draft prepared by Kishan Swaraj Samiti on sustainable agriculture policy in West Bengal

Pustikar khabr

Plant Propagation Manual  
This manual for saving seed of common garden vegetables has been designed for home gardeners and small farmers mainly in West Bengal and adjacent regions.

Grow Your Own Food

Grow Your Own Food  
Through urban gardening. A collection of success stories...

 

Shahare Bagan

Shahare Bagan  
This manual is about how to grow urban garden

Beej Samrakshaner Sahayika

Beej Samrakshaner Sahayika 
This booklet highlights diversity within different vegetables and examines why it is important to protect it. It covers the basics of seed production - what is a good seed, what is a pure seed and why 'maintaining purity', which is not a traditional practice, is necessary today.

Pustikar khabr

Pustikar Khabar 
A handbook on nutritious vegetables and foods which can be made easily at home for growing children

Paka Tal

Paka Taler Khabar  
This booklet is for making diffrent plam fruit pulp recipes

Kencho Sar

Kencho Sar 
This booklet describes how to prepare vermi compost at home and it's uses in a simple way

Khachhita KI

Khachhita Ki 
A treatise on poison fierce in food substances ...

 

'Bashbhumi series' consists some topic-wise booklets on creative lesson plans working of various natural resources and their management. This series of booklets have been developed by participatory way with teachers & children associated with ENRE (Ecology and Natural Resource Education) project. We hope these booklets will be useful for other teachers and educators as well as community workers and even for those parents who are actively involved in environmental education or environmental activity in own local community.

 

Abarjana (Waste)

Abarjona (Waste)  
In this booklet through a series of activities, children will be able to categorize the household rubbish into biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. Children are encouraged to try out proper waste management according to the waste category, by recycling organic kitchen waste into useful compost.

Abarjana (Waste)

Sabji (Vegetables)  
Creative lesson plan on Vegetables. Based on the experience of ENRE network members, this booklet focuses on 'Garden Based Learning' approach and helping children to get practical skills of growing vegetables organically. In school, community, and home.

Abarjana (Waste)

Sthaniyo Bazar (Local Market)  
The topic of 'Local Market' involves a lot of possibility to explore for environmental and other life-related learnings. Hope you can develop other interesting activity and lesson plans for working with children.

Jalbayu Badal

Jalbayu Badal (Climate Change)  
This teaching manual in Bengali is useful for teachers and educators as well as community workers and even for those parents who are actively involved in environmental education and environmental activities in their community

Climate Change

Climate Change  
This teaching manual is useful for teachers and educators as well as community workers and even for those parents who are actively involved in environmental education and and environmental activities in their community

Tree

Tree  
The study of trees is a wide topic & familiar one in environment studies. Within the framework of ENRE we mainly focus on MPTs (Multi Purpose Trees), since they have several useful functions in agriculture, homegardens & for our environment in general.

Jalbayu Badal

Medicinal Plants  
Through this booklet we focus on growing children's observation skill and guide them to recognize the medicinal plants which are used for common diseases/injuries suffered by children. By learning, using and growing medicinal plants, children can take care of them as valuable natural resources.

Climate Change

Environment Education  
This book is about tools and strategies for environment education for teachers, educatorss and community workers...

Tree

Fish   
This topic booklet focuses on the relationship between fish and its environment along with observation and survey of locally available fish. Through step-wise lesson plan activities, children will be able to understand that fishes have important roles in each habitats, ponds, rivers, and rice fields etc.

Jalbayu Badal

Birds  
Through these series of activities, children can learn that conserving birds depends on taking the action against unsustainable usage of natural resourceslike reducing air/water pollution, reducing to use chemical pesticide, and planting trees etc.

Climate Change

Insects  
Insects are everywhere in our life. Often we ignore them either because they are too small or too common. Through this series of activities we focus on children's observation skill and guide them to find out common insect's role & function in our surroundings.

Tree

Local market   
The topic of 'Local Market' involves a lot of possibility to explore for environmental and other life-related learnings. Hope you can develop other interesting activity and lesson plans for working with children.

 
Bio-farm publication series

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Farm Design
A mentor to easy farming. Farming aids in varied agro-climatic region inclusive of designs. (On process to revised version)

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Rice-fish farming 
The rice-fish farming system is one of the approaches to Low-external Input Rice Production...at the same time the stocked fish provides an environmentally friendly way of controlling pests... (out of print)

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Integrated Farming System-A Concept Note
Integrated farming is an improved version of that mixed cropping, where not only crops, but all types of plants and animals (including aquatic plant and animal), insects are utilized for production...(On process to revised version)

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Soil - A Manual
It is an unconsolidated mineral matter that has been subjected to and influenced by genetic and environmental factors- parent material, climate, organisms and topography, all acting over a period of time. (out of print)

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Multipurpose Trees in Integrated Farming 
Multipurpose trees are those species of trees which can potentially make more than one functional contribution to the whole farm. (out of print)

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Nurturing common lands
If we want to develop a self-sustainable integrated farm clusters we have to think of generating resources out of these community owned common property... (out of print)

 Micro Credit / SHGs related books

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Khelte Khelte
This publication is a collection of ice-breaking and group consolidation games for Self Help Groups

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Prashiksaker Prastuti 
This publication of DRCSC regarding training of trainers is a concise handbook for the trainers.

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Swanirvar Daler Khatapatra Rakhar Sahaj Nirdeshika
This publication discusses how to maintain day-to-day accounts of Self Help Groups

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Salpabitya Samsthar Arthik Byabasthapana
This publication deals with Financial Management of Micro Finance Institutions.

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Notun Sakal 
The encouraging story of the gril and determined effort of the wife of a worker whose factory had closed down, of how she joined a self help group, started a small business and saved the family from disaster.

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Sangha Bikash Prashikshan
A training modules on cluster development for Self Help Groups (SHGs)

 NGO Movement & Development

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Unnyaner Khoje NGO
This publication focuses on NGO movement, it's a compilation of some write-ups of different social activists on NGO movement

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Unnayaner Galpo 
An anthology on alternative development initiatives

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Nagarik Rajniti Unnayan
Critique on civil society dynamics...

 Right To Information

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Tathya-r Adhikar Manual
A manual on Right To Information, it contains history of RTI, details of RTI Act, important govt. contacts related to RTI documents etc.

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Tathya-r Adhikar Ayne 
This handbook on RTI Act 2005 in Bengali. Translated by DRCSC. Originally published by CHRI.

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Tathyer Adhikar- PIO
This booklet contains a comprehensive list of related Public Information Officers (PIOs) of all govt. departments of West Bengal

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Prashna Uttar-e Tathya-r Adhikar
This booklet contains some very common and important questions and their answers on RTI, one can easily understand.

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Tathya-karmi Sahaika  
A guide on RTI for information providers. Frist published: August, 2009

 

 
 

 Science around us series

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The Science of Transportation
Science around us series, booklets-I & II. This series describe the amazing acheivements in the field of S&T communication, stimulating scientific temper and

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The Science of Construction 
developing scientific capability amongst the people. This two booklets of the series deal with transportation and construction technology.

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The Science of Kitchen
Science around us series, booklets-III & IV. This series describe the amazing acheivements in the field of S&T communication, stimulating

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The Science of Chemicals
scientific temper and developing scientific capability amongst the people. This two booklets of the series deal with Kitchen and Chemicals.

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The Science of Garden  
Science around us series, booklets-V. This booklet of the series deal with Gardening.

 
 

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