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Cow Dung Brick Formula 🐮 The Three Ingredient Cow Dung Brick Formula: Lime, Straw, and Gobar 🏠 Cow dung has been used as a traditional building material in India for centuries. They are an eco-friendly 🍃 and affordable 💰 alternative to conventional bricks, made from clay and cement. Cow dung is abundant in rural India, and its use in brick-making provides a sustainable and cost-effective solution to meet the building needs of rural communities. The addition of lime and straw to cow dung helps to improve the strength and durability of the bricks, making them suitable for various applications. In this article, we will explore the three-ingredient cow dung brick recipe, which includes lime, straw, and gobar, and how to tinker 🔧 with the recipe to arrive at the perfect mix. 🎯 The Three-Ingredient Cow Dung Brick Formula: The three-ingredient cow dung brick recipe includes cow dung, lime, and straw. Cow dung is used as the prima...

 Many Indian scholars who embark on a PhD journey may face challenges such as navigating a complex system of fellowships, dealing with exploitation, and encountering a preference for foreign-trained individuals. This article explores the challenges faced by Indian academia and the reasons why some Indian scholars are opting to pursue their PhDs overseas.  In the world of academia, the pursuit of a PhD is often seen as the pinnacle of intellectual achievement. However, in India, this journey is fraught with challenges that go beyond the rigors of research. Stories of student exploitation by guides, irregular fellowships, and a preference for foreign-trained individuals over Indian PhDs are all too common. For some, a PhD is seen as a way to prolong their stay in the university campus when job prospects are bleak. However, this is a far cry from the West, where a PhD is a result-oriented program, decently funded, and offers better career opportunities in the private sector. The ...

Embrace Global Perspectives, Foster Local Endeavours! In the grand scheme of economic interactions, we often overlook the significant role that small local businesses play in our lives.  My personal strategy involves sourcing an astounding 90% of my purchases from these community-centric enterprises, and the logic underpinning this choice is both simple and profound. Supporting a local business directly equates to empowering a family in your community. Whether it's purchasing freshly baked bread from the local bakery or a hand-knitted scarf from a nearby boutique, these transactions fuel the livelihoods of our neighbours. The grocer, the florist, the butcher, the tailor - each of these individuals relies on their trade to sustain their lives, much like an artisan crafting exquisite pottery or a farmer cultivating bountiful produce.  Since I m living in Pinjore, we have a women's self-help group that makes local food items, sweaters, socks, etc. I prefer to buy stuff from them....