Vaidic Srijan

We have a holistic group, wherein all the sustainability professionals come on a single platform and discuss various subjects related to restoration, sustainability, ecology, economy in harmony with nature, nature based solution, village economy, Soil, Water, Air, Biodiversity and a lot more.

The group has been an initiative of Mr. Atul Vashishth, who is very passionate about all these subjects and keep roping in enthusiasts, professionals, inventors and innovators from across the globe.

This podcast episode is one such enlightening discussion on the reinstation of rural economy in India.

Water is the nectar of the phenomena called life, given to us as a blessing from Mother Nature.

When all the spaces missions from earth go in search of extra-terrestrial life or even possibility of life, on a natural satellite or a planet or an exoplanet, what they search for is Water. Because where there is Water, life would be possible in some form or the other. From tiniest of single-celled microbes to giant dinosaurs, nothing can survive in absence of Water.

Thus, if we plan a career in Water domain, an enterprise in Water domain – it would be recession proof.

In this session, Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu, A Water Hero Awardee, A TEDx speaker, Recognized as Global Top 3 Author on Water by Smart Water Magazine (Spain), will explain about the horizons of “Waterpreneurship”.

Nature-based solution (NbS) for 'Rejuvenation of Wetlands and Water Bodies' was held on May 18, 2023 (Thursday), hosted by World Bank office in New Delhi.

Chaired by Maninder S. Gill, Global Director and Chief Environment and Social Standards, The World Bank

Opening Remarks by Christophe Crepin, Practice Manager, ENB, SAR, The World Bank Presented by Ashish Singh & Madhukar Swayambhu

Discussants were Josefo Tuyor, Lead Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank and Dr. I U B Reddy, Lead Social Development Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

And the session was moderated by Neha Vyas, Senior Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

The latest United Nations World Water Development Report, released just ahead of World Water Day on March 22, warns that, by 2030, at the current rate of use, 40 percent of the population across the world will not have access to the water it needs.

For South Asia, a water crisis looms for more than 270 million people as glaciers shrink and ground water reserves recede at an alarming rate. Amongst the available water sources in the region. It is estimated that between 68 to 84 percent of water bodies are polluted. South Asia is one of the world's water stressed hotspots and as a region with growing development ambition requires increasing action in climate adaptation that embeds local, national, and regional water management solutions that are economically, environmentally and socially sound.

The webinar focused upon the technique and results of using a Nature based Solution (NbS) developed in India. for "resurrection and rejuvenation of the waterbodies". This sustainable, holistic and scientific approach of "consume and digest" the nutrient overload enables restoration of all the ecosystem services that a water body is meant to offer.

A low-cost technique is an optimal solution to deal with water stress / mismanagement issues and offers several benefits for projects in the Water, Urban, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Disaster Management, Tourism, and Environment Remediation sectors.

The presentation showcased results from projects undertaken in India and the deliberated upon exploring how the nature's self-healing mechanism and traditional knowledge systems could be harnessed for creating a triple bottom line (economic, environment, and social).

This podcast is the excerpts of the same webinar, but as it was a long session being attended by members of the World Bank from across the globe, multiple countries, multi time zones and continents, the entire session is divided into four episodes.

Nature-based solution (NbS) for 'Rejuvenation of Wetlands and Water Bodies' was held-on May 18, 2023 (Thursday), hosted by World Bank office in New Delhi.

Chaired by Maninder S. Gill, Global Director and Chief Environment and Social Standards, The World Bank

Opening Remarks by Christophe Crepin, Practice Manager, ENB, SAR, The World Bank Presented by Ashish Singh & Madhukar Swayambhu

Discussants were Josefo Tuyor, Lead Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank and Dr. I U B Reddy, Lead Social Development Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

And the session was moderated by Neha Vyas, Senior Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

The latest United Nations World Water Development Report, released just ahead of World Water Day on March 22, warns that, by 2030, at the current rate of use, 40 percent of the population across the world will not have access to the water it needs.

For South Asia, a water crisis looms for more than 270 million people as glaciers shrink and ground water reserves recede at an alarming rate. Amongst the available water sources in the region. It is estimated that between 68 to 84 percent of water bodies are polluted. South Asia is one of the world's water stressed hotspots and as a region with growing development ambition requires increasing action in climate adaptation that embeds local, national, and regional water management solutions that are economically, environmentally and socially sound.

The webinar focused upon the technique and results of using a Nature based Solution (NbS) developed in India. for "resurrection and rejuvenation of the waterbodies". This sustainable, holistic and scientific approach of "consume and digest" the nutrient overload enables restoration of all the ecosystem services that a water body is meant to offer.

A low-cost technique is an optimal solution to deal with water stress / mismanagement issues and offers several benefits for projects in the Water, Urban, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Disaster Management, Tourism, and Environment Remediation sectors.

The presentation showcased results from projects undertaken in India and the deliberated upon exploring how the nature's self-healing mechanism and traditional knowledge systems could be harnessed for creating a triple bottom line (economic, environment, and social).

This podcast is the excerpts of the same webinar, but as it was a long session being attended by members of the World Bank from across the globe, multiple countries, multi time zones and continents, the entire session is divided into four episodes.

Nature-based solution (NbS) for 'Rejuvenation of Wetlands and Water Bodies' was a held-on May 18, 2023 (Thursday), hosted by World Bank office in New Delhi.

Chaired by Maninder S. Gill, Global Director and Chief Environment and Social Standards, The World Bank

Opening Remarks by Christophe Crepin, Practice Manager, ENB, SAR, The World Bank Presented by Ashish Singh & Madhukar Swayambhu

Discussants were Josefo Tuyor, Lead Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank and Dr. I U B Reddy, Lead Social Development Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

And the session was moderated by Neha Vyas, Senior Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

The latest United Nations World Water Development Report, released just ahead of World Water Day on March 22, warns that, by 2030, at the current rate of use, 40 percent of the population across the world will not have access to the water it needs.

For South Asia, a water crisis looms for more than 270 million people as glaciers shrink and ground water reserves recede at an alarming rate. Amongst the available water sources in the region. It is estimated that between 68 to 84 percent of water bodies are polluted. South Asia is one of the world's water stressed hotspots and as a region with growing development ambition requires increasing action in climate adaptation that embeds local, national, and regional water management solutions that are economically, environmentally and socially sound.

The webinar focused upon the technique and results of using a Nature based Solution (NbS) developed in India. for "resurrection and rejuvenation of the waterbodies". This sustainable, holistic and scientific approach of "consume and digest" the nutrient overload enables restoration of all the ecosystem services that a water body is meant to offer.

A low-cost technique is an optimal solution to deal with water stress / mismanagement issues and offers several benefits for projects in the Water, Urban, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Disaster Management, Tourism, and Environment Remediation sectors.

The presentation showcased results from projects undertaken in India and the deliberated upon exploring how the nature's self-healing mechanism and traditional knowledge systems could be harnessed for creating a triple bottom line (economic, environment, and social).

This podcast is the excerpts of the same webinar, but as it was a long session being attended by members of the World Bank from across the globe, multiple countries, multi time zones and continents, the entire session is divided into four episodes.

Nature-based solution (NbS) for 'Rejuvenation of Wetlands and Water Bodies' was held-on May 18, 2023 (Thursday), hosted by World Bank office in New Delhi.

Chaired by Maninder S. Gill, Global Director and Chief Environment and Social Standards, The World Bank

Opening Remarks by Christophe Crepin, Practice Manager, ENB, SAR, The World Bank Presented by Ashish Singh & Madhukar Swayambhu

Discussants were Josefo Tuyor, Lead Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank and Dr. I U B Reddy, Lead Social Development Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

And the session was moderated by Neha Vyas, Senior Environment Specialist, South Asia Region, The World Bank

The latest United Nations World Water Development Report, released just ahead of World Water Day on March 22, warns that, by 2030, at the current rate of use, 40 percent of the population across the world will not have access to the water it needs.

For South Asia, a water crisis looms for more than 270 million people as glaciers shrink and ground water reserves recede at an alarming rate. Amongst the available water sources in the region. It is estimated that between 68 to 84 percent of water bodies are polluted. South Asia is one of the world's water stressed hotspots and as a region with growing development ambition requires increasing action in climate adaptation that embeds local, national, and regional water management solutions that are economically, environmentally and socially sound.

The webinar focused upon the technique and results of using a Nature based Solution (NbS) developed in India. for "resurrection and rejuvenation of the waterbodies". This sustainable, holistic and scientific approach of "consume and digest" the nutrient overload enables restoration of all the ecosystem services that a water body is meant to offer.

A low-cost technique is an optimal solution to deal with water stress / mismanagement issues and offers several benefits for projects in the Water, Urban, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Disaster Management, Tourism, and Environment Remediation sectors.

The presentation showcased results from projects undertaken in India and the deliberated upon exploring how the nature's self-healing mechanism and traditional knowledge systems could be harnessed for creating a triple bottom line (economic, environment, and social).

This podcast is the excerpts of the same webinar, but as it was a long session being attended by members of the World Bank from across the globe, multiple countries, multi time zones and continents, the entire session is divided into four episodes.

Youth International Leadership Institute (YIL-Network) is a Not-for-profit, Non-governmental organization, originating from Monrovia, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia – 10501, West Africa, Africa. Founded in 2019, YIL-Network is breaking all socio-political boundaries to bring in potential youth across the globe to connect, learn, plan, explore and create an impact.

YIL-Network enables multicultural exchange to induce the feeling and bond of human brotherhood and togetherness as global leaders and changemakers are invited from different countries and continents to table ideas and enable our youth to work towards solving the most pressing challenges the world faces today. Our youth get a global platform to learn from the best practices with proven track record, scientifically proven methodologies, in an inclusive environment, aiming for sustainability in order to provide equal access opportunities for the youth on the continent of Africa and beyond.

YIL-Network is committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity and diversity of youth development program. YIL-Network is primarily concerned with achieving the eradication of poverty, reducing inequalities and prohibiting, helping developing the human capacity to formulate policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, climate change, peacebuilding, human rights, agriculture and building resilience in order to champion the Africa Agenda 2063 and achieve the 2030, 17th sustainable development goals in promoting inclusion.

YIL runs a pan-Africa cohort for youth to promote entrepreneurship and fosters leadership, and continually bridging the gap to enhance the employability skills of youth to enabling them to become financially self-reliant and socio-economically as well as financially independent, as a society, going back to our original African roots, of living in absolute harmony with nature.

Under this cohort of Growth Accelerator Training (GAT) Program, we invite expert facilitators from across the globe to deliver their lecture and get a 1st hand interaction with youth though our pan-Africa network.

This is a video of one of the sessions, on “combating Water Stress through NbS (Nature-based Solution)”. The session was with Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu from India (Bharat), who is awarded as “Water Hero” by Government of India and is highly decorated with awards and felicitations from across the globe on NbS solution for restoring Soil, Water and Air through their invention. The session was joined by 150 youth from 35 countries in Africa, and all of them appreciated the session.

Like, comment, and share your feedback with us or on the YouTube channel directly and if you like it, do share it in your circle of influence, so that they also get benefitted.

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized its flagship International Exhibition and Conference for the Indian Water and Waste Industry, Water & Waste Expo 2023 between 16th till 18th February, 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. That was a co-located event alongside CII’s 25th edition of its flagship event, International Engineering and Technology Fair (IETF 2023).

The gala event was inaugurated by one and the only Hon’ble President of India, Shrimati Draupadi Murmu ji. The event was graced by auspicious presence of several Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State too.

Water & Waste Expo 2023 has been a biannual event and aims at providing an excellent international platform, to showcase the full range of environmental technologies including water, sewage, refuse, recycling, and energy conservation management in India, focusing on basic to highly sophisticated machinery and environmental solutions from domestic and international exhibitors.

Vaidic Srijan LLP was privileged to get an invite from CII, as a promising startup in the Water sector to have their stall at the expo and this video is dedicated towards that event only. It showcases our stall along with the various visitors and our interactions with them.

On 16th May, 2023, we had an introductory presentation session with IIT – Delhi, Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT) as well as Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA). The session was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) VK Vijay, National Coordinator – UBA, IREDA Chair Professor and Coordinator of Biogas Development & Training Centre of MNRE, Government of India. Various members (students, professors and research scholars) of CRDT cell & UBA cell also attended and appreciated the session too.

Our team included Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu, Mr. Chandra Shekhar, Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Mr. Atul Mohan, Mr. Neeraj Kumar and Shri Ramesh Pandya ji (who joined a little later).

We would like to express our gratitude towards Dr. Pankaj & Mr. Mohan for visualizing, organizing and making it happen. And would look forward to more such sessions in future.

#Cownomics #VaidicSrijan #CRDT #UBA #IITDelhi #RuralDevelopment

The Associated Chamber of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in collaboration with ODISHA State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), Government of Odisha held a stirring gathering in Bhubaneswar on September 30th 2022, 0930 hrs, at Hotel Hindustan International (HHI), to commemorate "The Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 – A Roadmap to Net Zero 2030”.

The Summit consciously focused upon and addressed a wide range of research topics, including, but not limited to, decarbonization, managing climate change, policy issues, and sustainability. Due to the urgent need for academics, researchers, regulatory bodies, policymakers, industry, business, concerned government departments, and the general public to exchange knowledge and expertise regarding the climate in order to learn from one another and find cutting-edge technologies/best practices.

This podcast episode is based on some excerpts from the same summit.

ASSOCHAM, the premier industrial chamber with 4.5 lac members, has been serving the nation since 1920. ASSOCHAM's aim is to empower Indian businesses by instilling knowledge that will serve as a catalyst for growth in the barrier-free, technology-driven global market, assisting them to upscale, align, and emerge as strong players in their respective business areas. ASSOCHAM has been working with industry members on several projects, being committed to enhancing the business ecosystem in order to establish a stronger nation.

Decarbonizing the industrial sector, which currently accounts for 30% of all domestic GHG emissions, is a critical component to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Delivering a sustainable energy system for the future will require collaboration and action from across the energy, business, and government ecosystems. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an immediate industrial decarbonization including advancement in GHG reduction by transitioning to low carbon or zero carbon energy system.

With this fact as the key context, The Associated Chamber of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in collaboration with State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Government of Odisha held a stirring gathering in Bhubaneswar on September 30th 2022, 0930 hrs, at Hotel Hindustan International (HHI), to commemorate "The Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 – A Roadmap to Net Zero 2030”.

All eminent personalities from across the nation from academia, administration, policy makers, industry associates, environmentalists, journalists, inventors, innovators and startups were invited in the forum for spreading a vision of a low carbon future throughout the country in order to spur action, inspire change, and amp up a range of key perspectives in the race to reach net-zero emissions.

The Summit consciously focused upon and addressed a wide range of research topics, including, but not limited to, decarbonization, managing climate change, policy issues, and sustainability. Due to the urgent need for academics, researchers, regulatory bodies, policymakers, industry, business, concerned government departments, and the general public to exchange knowledge and expertise regarding the climate in order to learn from one another and find cutting-edge technologies/best practices.

This podcast episode is based on some excerpts from the same summit.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is social face of any corporate, which is now being implemented as a mandate from Government of India, pushing the corporates to put in 2% of their annual profitability back in to social ventures for the betterment and sustainable development of the under-developed or under-privileged strata of the society around the corporates. Through CSR programs, philanthropy, and volunteer efforts, businesses can benefit society while boosting their brands.

Companies that adopt CSR programs have often grown their business to the point where they can give back to society, e.g., the government mandate starts for the organizations reporting an annual profit upwards of ₹ 100 Crores. Thus, CSR or CER (Corporate Environmental Responsibility) is typically a strategy that's implemented by large corporations for the good of Society or Environment respectively. After all, the more visible and successful a corporation is, the more responsibility it has to set standards of ethical behavior for its peers, competition, and industry.

“Biodiversity means Business II: Greener EU-India Supply Chains & Technologies”

It was an Indo-EU joint initiative for a symposium on Biodiversity Conservation and its massive positive impact on economy. It was organized on Thursday, June 2nd 2022, during 12:30 – 18:30 (IST) / 9:00 – 15:00 (CET).

The Delegation of European Union to India and Bhutan (EUDEL) aims to work closely with the Indian government, States, CSO, and businesses towards the adoption and implementation of a new global framework for biodiversity, including critical elements outlined below:

1. Overarching global goals for biodiversity for 2050, in line with the United Nations 2030 SDGs and the vision of living in harmony with nature.

2. Ambitious global 2030 SMART targets consistent with EU commitments, addressing the drivers of biodiversity loss, and matching Indian Strategies.

3. Strengthening the implementation, monitoring and review process with a regular review cycle to look at progress towards the targets, based on science-based gap-analysis and foresight process, with common headline indicators for both parties.

4. A dynamic, enabling framework based on financial needs and gap assessment.

5. Fair and equitable sharing of the benefits of using genetic resources, including through digital sequence information.

6. Respect for the rights and the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities, an inclusive approach with the participation of all stakeholders.

Under a general title "Biodiversity means LIFE", the 2021-2021 EU campaign is meant to illustrate the potential socio-economic benefits of adapting the EU Green Deal Strategy to Indian circumstances (in particular as regards biodiversity in agriculture, land use, coastal areas, and green infrastructures/nature-based solutions). The “Biodiversity means Business II: Greener EU-India Supply Chains & Technologies” event will wrap-up the campaign. Inputs from Experts and practitioners will be provided, collected, analyzed and summarized in a final end-of-campaign report which will be ready before the CBD COP15 in 2022 Q3.

We were invited as a panelist in the discussion, as an expert on Waterbody & Wetland Rejuvenation & Restoration coupled with the biodiversity conservation in all our projects.

This episode is an excerpt of the same session.

The Carbon Capture Challenge 2022, was and Accelerator Program launched through Startup India on 9th March, 2022. This was a focused program to nurture the carbon capture ideas from the early-stage startups into a scale-ups. The applicants were supposed to be carefully selected on the basis of them having good expertise in the areas of carbon capture (sequestration / sink) technologies and their ideas were required to be mandatorily be in the MVP stage. Each startup was also mandatorily required to be ready for demonstration / proof of concept stage, by the end of the cohort.

The challenge was organized by Startupworx in association with Startup India.

We got the invite to participate through Startup India and submitted the online application. The contest ended officially on 21st of March, 2022 and scrutiny of the application started. By 31st March, 2022, we got a mail confirmation for qualifying the 1st round and an invite for presentation in the Level -2.

2nd April, 2022 @ 8:00 PM IST to 8:30 PM IST, was the time slot allocated to us to have a presentation before the jury from Startupworx to match the working timeline between India, USA & Canada.

This episode of the podcast is excerpts from the same session.

15th April, 2022 was the launch of Cleantech Innovations Challenge 2022, organized by NCL-IIT(BHU) alliance "Incubation Centre" supported by NCL, Singrauli, Coal India Limited and IIT (BHU) Varanasi along with partner institutions namely IIT Mandi Catalyst, Mandi, HP, NASSCOM, Bangalore, DERBI Foundation, Bangalore, AIC BAMU Foundation, Aurangabad, NEATeHub, Assam, Tides Business Incubator, IIT Roorkee, TEXMiN Technology Innovation Hub, ISM, Dhanbad, IIIT Innovation & Incubation Centre, Delhi, FiiRE, Goa, INCeNSE Technology Business Incubator, IISc, Bangalore, Deshpande Startups, Hubballi, Karnataka, EPIC Foundation, a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM.

This challenge was the nation's 1st 'Clean Tech Innovations Challenge' for the coal sector. Director (Tech), Coal India, Sh. B Veera Reddy launched the challenge on 31st March 2022 in presence of Sh. Bhola Singh, CMD, NCL and Prof. Rajnesh Tyagi, Coordinator, NCL -IIT (BHU) Incubation Centre, IIT (BHU) Varanasi along with partner institutions.

We qualified the 1st round, to get an opportunity for presenting to the second round jury from NCL & IIT. This episode is the audio excerpts of the same presentation, held in September, 2022.

On 22nd March 2022, A National Conference was organized by Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, on the subject of Water Quality, Biodiversity, Global Environmental issues and solutions.

Eco Club, SPCGC was the organizer, supported by Dr. Vikas Saxena, Assist. Prof, SPCGCA, as Organizing Secretary, and coordinated by Dr. Rashmi Sharma, Dr. Manoj Rawat, Dr. Aditya Sharma from various departments of SPCGC, Ajmer.

The event was also supported and recognized by UNFCCC and Rajasthan State Department of Science & Technology.

The conference provided a platform for Academicians from all fields, Professionals, researchers and environmentalist involved in water resources management to exchange knowledge and gain an insight into the state of the art in the current technology, techniques and solutions in sustainable water management as they have been developed and applied in different countries. Participants included a wide variety of stakeholders from research and academia, to industrial sectors as well as government organizations. Over fifty researchers from all across the country, from various universities, presented their research papers during the conference.

Chief Guest for the event was Dr. Rajendra Singh, Water Man of India, while the key note speaker was Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu, A Water Hero awardee and founding member of Vaidic Srijan LLP - the inventors of "Cownomics Technology" for resurrection of the native ecology of Waterbodies & Wetlands.

This podcast episode is excerpts of the same World Water Day Conclave.

This second session is with Mr. Atul Mohan, followed by Q&A session for the overall session, including the episode -1, with Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu, Dr. Bhakti Devi and followed by the addressal by Mr. Mohan.

Jal Leadership is an entrepreneurship development skill program to make water entrepreneurs in the country because University’s vision is to make 750+ water entrepreneurs covering every district of the country.

Under the program, the university invites industry leaders and role models to interact with the budding under-training entrepreneurs in order to learn and understand from those who have already been-there, done-it-all kind of experience in the Water sector.

We had a two hour interactive session with this first batch of ten (10) students & wannabe waterpreneurs, spread across the country. This podcast is a recording of the same session, divided in two episodes.

Jal Leadership is an entrepreneurship development skill program to make water entrepreneurs in the country because University’s vision is to make 750+ water entrepreneurs covering every district of the country.

Under the program, the university invites industry leaders and role models to interact with the budding under-training entrepreneurs in order to learn and understand from those who have already been-there, done-it-all kind of experience in the Water sector.

We had a two hour interactive session with this first batch of ten (10) students & wannabe waterpreneurs, spread across the country. This podcast is a recording of the same session, divided in two episodes.

The School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi is a full-fledged institution under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, providing facilities for undergraduate and postgraduate education, research and extension in the field of Architecture, Physical Planning, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Architectural Conservation, Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Housing, Transport Planning, Industrial Design and Building Engineering Management. With status of an Institute of National importance by an Act of Parliament, the School awards its own undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees.  

Based upon Vaidic Srijan’s expertise and vast experience in the field of restoration of waterbodies, SPA invited Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu to deliver a talk to students on of UG & PG courses in SPA on 09" February, 2022 at 2:30 p.m to 4.30 p.m. to cover aspects related to "Rejuvenation of Waterbodies - the case of Varanasi".  

The session was hosted on google meet by SPA, the present podcast is the recording of the same session, Chaired by Dr. Meenakshi Dhote, HoD - Environmental Planning, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi.

Permaculture is the art of permanent agriculture, AND “Art of Living” is a way of Life!

Anything in excess is not good, not even farming. It has been observed that prolonged farming does more bad to the soil than good.

Here’s how.

Of the five factors needed for farming – air, water, soil, sunlight and nutrients in the soil – a farmer is heavily dependent on soil nutrients and availability of water for a good produce.

However, over a period of time, excess tilling of the soil, overuse of chemicals and irrigation without adequate drainage causes irreparable damage to the soil.

Now, if the lost nutrients are not replenished, then the soil becomes unusable, producing poor yields. Thus the world started looking at sustainable farming as a solution that can prevent the loss of soil nutrients and conserve water too.

In a layman’s term, sustainable agriculture is an ecosystem approach to farming.

This National Farmer’s Day, on 23rd December, 2021, the Permaculture Division of Art of Living Bangalore, organized a special session on Sustainable Agriculture, - Ponds, Plants and Planet – a talk on Ecological Integral Farming through the Cownomics™ Methodology from Vaidic Srijan LLP.

This podcast is the audio for the same session.

This is the story of in situ drain rejuvenation in the State of Punjab.

The video case study is available on our YouTube Channel, and the project made the front page news headlines on 7th July, 2021.

This podcast is just the story of same project.

Run by a dedicated team of ace professionals, www.lifeandmore.in is a complete lifestyle and entertainment portal that offers interesting news and lifestyle features. Launched in August 2016, it has over 6,000 dedicated followers from India and abroad, and is read by people from a cross-setion of society, including healthcare professionals, architects, politicians, designers, engineers, businessmen, entrepreneurs, bankers, defence personnel, real estate consultants, authors, photographers, and our tribe of journalists.

Apart from India where it has the maximum readership/ visitor base,  www.lifeandmore.in is also read in the US, the UK, the UAE, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and is visited by around four lakh people every month. And the list is growing...

This was an interview with the Founder and Editor of L&M, Mr. Saurabh Tankha, about our journey in Cownomics, our struggle, our challenges, rejections, from when people laughed at us to now, when they've started recognising us.

Enjoy the episode and do share your feedbacks.

Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems on the earth. However, they are also ecologically sensitive and adaptive systems. Wetlands exhibit enormous diversity according to the genesis, geographical location, water regime and chemistry, and soil and sediment characteristics. Wetlands sustain all life forms and perform useful functions in the maintenance of ecological balance and the interface between land and water systems.

Patna (Bihar), being highly populous and one of the fastest-growing cities in India has been transforming  persistently in  the  last  couple  of  decades  due  to  urbanization.  Interestingly, wetlands have been observed to have shrunk significantly. The area of water bodies comprising ponds, lakes, and canals have almost halved from 1.26 km2 to 0.611 km2 between 1989 to 2014. In recent years, the Government of India and Bihar have taken note of the degradation of wetlands in various parts of the country. In this regard, about 15 wetlands in India, including Kabartal Lake in Begusarai have been recognized as wetlands of international importance by Ramsar Convention in recent years. Additionally, the Bihar State Wetland Authority has been established in 2019.

The  steps  taken  by  the  Government in  recent  years  show  their  seriousness  towards  the importance of wetlands and their conservation. In the recent virtual seminar on ‘Vulnerabilities of wetlands and its impact on climate change’, the Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bihar, emphasized the future need for developing an action plan for wetlands conservation and restoration in Bihar’s context. In September 2019, the Government of India announced a comprehensive scheme of the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA), which is aimed to conserve and restore 130 identified wetlands and lakes at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The conservation and restoration of wetlands is important not only to ensure the availability of water but also to check the scale of degrading surrounding lands.

The wetlands restoration work in Delhi has set the standards for providing sustainable and suitable habitation for birds and also helped in protecting Delhi from flooding and improving the groundwater quality. Similarly, in the case of Hyderabad, Kudi Kunta Lake, covering 8 acres, was about to die when it was rejuvenated by the Vedic method of restoration. Likewise, in the year 2020, Jheelwala Park in New Delhi was also rejuvenated with a similar approach. Although it is a very new concept of wetlands restoration there are significant progress and successful case studies in India. To discuss and understand this concept further, the Centre for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change, at the Asian Development Research Institute (CEECC, ADRI) is organizing a ‘Special Lecture’ session virtually.

The objectives of this lecture are as follows:

Understanding the alternative methods of wetlands restoration with special reference to wetlands in Bihar.

Introducing a low-budget and sustainable approach to wetlands conservation for Bihar.

Participants included

Key  officials  from  Wetland Authority  and  Department  of  Environment, Forest  and Climate Change, Government of Bihar, researchers, and grassroots practitioners to understand the alternative method of wetlands restoration with special reference to wetlands in Bihar.

The 5th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) was kicked off on 10th December 2020 virtually. The event was inaugurated by Shri Ratan Lal Kataria, the then Minister of State for Jal Shakti. The objective of IWIS 2020 was a Comprehensive Analysis and Holistic Management of Rivers and Water Bodies.

IWIS 2020 has being organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) to discuss water-related issues and steps taken to save the planet’s most precious resource.

The theme of IWIS 2020 was Arth Ganga: River Conservation Synchronised Development.

The conference had a comprehensive analysis and review of river rejuvenation and Local River. It also had deliberation about Arth Ganga, i.e. how river conservation synchronised development can take place.

Halting deforestation is a global challenge largely due to unsustainable agricultural practices that degrade natural ecosystems.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the world’s forests lost about 20% of their coverage. Ninety percent of deforestation is the result of agriculture, with 60% due to the extension of agro-industrial intensive farming (soya, palm oil, corn…), and the remaining 30% caused by small-scale and subsistence farmers. Close to 20% of all carbon emissions result from deforestation and forest degradation.

Climate change will increasingly affect agricultural conditions and there is an urgent need to make farming practices evolve to adapt to climate change. In 2007, experts at the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) stated that agro-ecology was the most reliable way to guarantee food security in our future.

Here’s a discussion with some corporate professionals in agroforestry, afforestation & reforestation, based out of Bangalore, India on – how they are doing it “organically” and how can they benefit out of the “New Ecological way of farming” through “Resurrecting the Native Ecology in Soil, Water and Air”? and how can the farmland go diseases, pests and weather resilient?

Amla Ruia also known as ‘water mother’ has transformed over 100 villages of Rajasthan by using traditional water harvesting techniques and building check dams. Notably, due to great effort and initiatives led by her changed the face of over 100 villages and brought the prosperity in farming, economy and lifestyle of villagers.

Interestingly, Amla dedicated her life to the farmers from the year 1999~2000 after seeing the poor life of farmers in Rajasthan which was going through a severe drought. Amla started her work by constructing check dams near the villages. Check dams, also known as khadin, are structures that involve comparatively small masonry constructions and extensive earthen bunds.

This episode is a detailed conversation with the Water Mother and her team, on "Resureection of Native Ecology" through Vaidic Science.

The urban regions act as population nuclei providing goods and services not only for its inhabitants, but also for people worldwide. Urban ecosystems can no longer be considered as a separate entity to the environment as they have direct and indirect impacts on the immediate and wider environments. Many of the environmental problems faced today (like global warming, water and air pollution and inadequate access to safe drinking water) can be traced back to cities and infrastructure choices. Therefore, cities are a central hub of the human and nature relationships and are huge centers of demand for ecosystem services as well as generation sites for large environmental impacts. Impact of ‘Ozone’ on living species on earth can be good or bad, depending on where it is found. Researchers have found that, ozone in the ‘Stratosphere’ are good as it occurs naturally in the upper layer of the atmosphere and form a protective layer, act as shield to protect earth surface from high-frequency UV rays. While, ozone found in the ‘Troposphere’ is harmful as it contributes to the overall air pollution on earth, a combination of gas formed due to chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Hence, the overwhelming scientific consensus is that global climate change owing to ozone depletion is a real and immediate threat that requires action.

Madhukar Swayambhu is a TEDx speaker, awarded by Jal Shakti Mantralaya as Water Hero, Recognized as Global Top 3 Author on Water by Smart Water Magazine (Spain), having many published articles in various Water & Environment magazines and giving so many lectures in national & international level institutes including IIPA, NIFTEM, FSM, NEERI etc., rejuvenating billions of litres of water spread over hundreds of acres of Waterbodies and millions of litres of sewage on a daily basis.

His innovation & invention is based upon Vaidic Science, and their corporate entity is called “Vaidic Srijan LLP”. In today’s lecture, we’ll get to know from Mr. Swayambhu about the “Vaidic Approach towards Resurrection of Native Ecology”.

Their wetlands restoration work in Delhi (the ongoing Smriti Van Lake, Vasant Kunj, Prasadnagar Lake, KarolBagh and Jheelwala Park, Rohini) has set the standards for providing sustainable and suitable habitation for birds and also helped in protecting Delhi from flooding and improving the groundwater quality. Similarly, in the case of Hyderabad’s Kudi Kunta Lake, covering 8 acres, was about to die when it was rejuvenated by their Vaidic method of restoration. Likewise, in the year 2020, Mandakini River in Chitrakoot was also rejuvenated with a similar approach which made prime time news on ABP channel, they even created the News Headline recently in Dainik Jaagran on 7th July, 2021 by rejuvenating a sewage drain in Punjab. Although it is a very new concept of wetlands restoration there are significant progress and successful case studies in India.

This podcast is an audio version of a presentation during a symposium on Water, held in Delhi, India.

The video of the event has been uploaded on YouTube and has had over 3K views, over 200 likes and almost 25 appreciative comments.

Thus, we've decided to upload the same on our podcast channel too, for the benefit of our listeners here.

This year began with this ICSI Webinar for us.

This was held on 1st January, 2021 @ 1730 hours.

The Subject was understanding the Water Stress and it's solution.

Enjoy the episode, this would be a revelation for the novice and an eye opener for the conventional conservationists.  

This episode of the podcast bring the excerpts from our discussions and deliberations for in-situ treatment of the city sewage & industrial effluent for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Municipal Corporations, City Planning, Smart Cities, and AMRUT Cities.

Explains What Cownomics Technology for Resurrection of the Native Ecology of the Wetlands is? And how it treats the wasteWater in-situ? By increasing the appetite of aqua-ecology through consumption and digestion of the contamination leaving ZERO Sludge behind.

Enjoy the episode, Like, share it in your circles and feel free to share your feedback on the same.

Fridays For Future is a global people's movement for climate justice. At F4F India, all members are inclusive and egalitarian, non-partisan and autonomous. It’s a decentralized movement by the Youth, for the Sustainable Future, of the native environment on the blue planet that we call home – the Earth. All are welcome in F4F and all are needed in F4F.

This a candid talk with Kolhapur Chapter of F4F with Cownomics, that includes their mentor and founder, Mr. Sunil Bhatawadekar, their young leader Onkar & Sohel along with Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu from Cownomics.

Enjoy the talk and refresh yourself.

Here’s a candid discussion with some experts into Water technology, who have been treating water for over 35 years for a host of problems through numerous technologies that include machines and mechanics, massive treatment plants (including drinking water treatment to sewage to industrial effluent treatment plants), Water softner plants to Reverse Osmosis plants to biological treatments with cyno bacteria to algae treatment and so on.

The conversation is on how and what is different in Cownomics Technology vis-à-vis these state of art machine driven SCADA controlled and managed processes, how they are different and what makes these technologies so expensive and unsustainable.

Enjoy the episode.

Founded in 1994, ICSI (International Chamber for Service Industry) earlier known as IPCSI (International Punjabi Chamber for Service Industry) was formed to represent the interests of a network of Service Industry stakeholders, aiming at updating its members regarding all the aspects that affect businesses in a rapidly changing financial and technological environment, so that individuals and organizations stay competitive in today’s dynamic business world. In 2003, it expanded its wings by focusing not only on Punjab and re – coining its activities under the name ICSI.

This webinar was called by ICSI wherein Cownomics was to propose a solution for re-establishing Vedic Education system leading to a self-sustainable, independent, vibrant & profitable Villages.

Founded in 1994, ICSI (International Chamber for Service Industry) earlier known as IPCSI (International Punjabi Chamber for Service Industry) was formed to represent the interests of a network of Service Industry stakeholders, aiming at updating its members regarding all the aspects that affect businesses in a rapidly changing financial and technological environment, so that individuals and organizations stay competitive in today’s dynamic business world. In 2003, it expanded its wings by focusing not only on Punjab and re – coining its activities under the name ICSI.

This webinar was called by ICSI wherein Cownomics was to propose a solution for the rapidly growing Water Crisis in the state of Punjab.

Architects are the artists with an engineering training. They are a perfect combination of process and imagination. They visualize like artist and yet implement like engineers with a perfect plan.

But they are usually not oriented towards nature, environment and ecology, instead their focus is on landscape, ambience and liveability quotient.

In this episode, find this beautiful conversation between architects and ecologists on a sustainable architecture in absolute harmony with nature.

Technology & Skills Group is a group of over 200 industry professionals who contributes towards various aspects of grass root level sustainable development across the the country in their respective capacities.

The professionals include IT experts, lawyers, NGO & social sector experts, doctors, engineers, policy makers and influencers, entrepreneurs, Government employees, administrative officers, and so on.

on 31st October, 2020 they had organized a special session to understand the concept of Economics in Ecology through Cownomics Technology, this episode of podcast is excerpts from the same session

National Bio Technology Forum discussions on the Cownomics Technology for in-situ treatment for Drains Rejuvenation

Ecologically speaking, Any natural structure or depression or cavity on the surface, wherein Earth is in bottom, Water on top of it and open to Air (atmosphere) is called a Waterbody. Ecology doesn’t differentiate between river, pond, lake, rivulet, drain, canal, or reservoir, as long as the above definition is met, provided human being don’t interfere with bottom lamination or top cover.

On this planet, there are only three habitats –

•Soil,

•Water, and

•Air

And all three come in contact in the same order in a natural Waterbody. Thus A Waterbody is natural biggest pool of habitat for microorganisms, whose metabolic activities help in regeneration of natural resources on this planet.

•Ecology is not just restricted to terrestrial, the cycle gets completed with all the five key elements of life on the planet

•Our shortsightedness was limited to terrestrial life only therefore we couldn’t visualize the role of Water & Air

•All are linked and all are mandatory phases of the cycle

all this and more in this episode.

Webinar with experts of Equipment based Water Treatment Technologies on Cownomics

This is an introductory session with a partner who has been an expert in equipment based Water Treatment Technology, selling and installing WWTP / STP / ETP etc. to  their customers across India for almost three decades.

When the got to know about Cownomics, they got interested to know more about it, due to sheer ease of execution and the widest range of dealing with the widest variety of wasteWater - from sewage to industrial effluent to storm Water to run off Water, Organic waste Water to animal waste Water, farm water Water to medical wasteWater and so on.

primarily this made their life easier and their business more profitable.

enjoy the episode and understand it better.

The Water Conservation Webinar was held on 23rd October, 2020, organized by ICSI - Founded in 1994, ICSI (International Chamber for Service Industry) earlier known as IPCSI (International Punjabi Chamber for Service Industry) was formed to represent the interests of a network of Service Industry stakeholders, aiming at updating its members regarding all the aspects that affect businesses in a rapidly changing financial and technological environment, so that individuals and organizations stay competitive in today’s dynamic business world. In 2003, it expanded its wings by focusing not only on Punjab and re – coining its activities under the name ICSI.

The event was moderated by Mr. ANIL MANOCHA, Executive Director with Ion Exchange Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., Singapore, and hosted by Dr. Gulshan Sharma, DG at ICSI- International Chamber for Service Industry. Madhukar Swayambhu - Head (Research) for Vedic Cownomics Private Limited happened to be one amongst the speakers in the event.

This episode has the excerpts of the said webinar.

We would like to extend our gratitude to ICSI for having allowed us to share this episode.

There’s a huge difference between Resuscitation of Native Ecology (the Cownomics© Approach) and the cleaning or treatment of Water that is usually done in the market. While Water treatment or cleaning of Water is an expense, Resuscitation of Native Ecology is a huge revenue. Let’s understand in details through this article.

Carbon Sequestration, Natural Ecology and Green Economy – Way To Sustainability

Normally when people talk about water body rejuvenation these are some aspects that people don't even touch because, all the waterbody Rejuvenation technologies are basically working towards physical cleaning of the water. You can rather call them as a water treatment Technology then an ecological rejuvenation because, whenever you rejuvenate the natural ecology of the wetland, it is natural that the carbon sequestration will happen.

“Nature doesn’t make farms, nature produces only jungles. But this doesn’t mean that farming has to be against nature. A farming in complete harmony with nature is the concept of Ecological Farming.”

Ecological Farming is the process of farming done by reviving natural ecology of the water and soil, by making them alive ecologically. We don’t need to teach Nature or interfere with, in the domain of plants and animal rearing. Nature knows it very well and grows them better in absence of our interference. Thus in Ecological Farming, the focus is on reviving the water and soil to life and rest everything is done by Nature on its own.

The Cownomics© Technology

Cownomics – as the name suggests is the technology linking the Cows with Economy, which was the Vedic way of Environmental Reinstatement through restoring Water, Soil & Air Ecology. In Vedic Science these three are called the key elements of life and therefore keep them ALIVE was the primary source for exuberating life and enthralling economy.

“Nature doesn’t make farms, nature produces only jungles. But this doesn’t mean that farming has to be against nature. A farming in complete harmony with nature is the concept of Ecological Farming.”  

Ecological Farming is the process of farming done by reviving natural ecology of the water and soil, by making them alive ecologically. We don’t need to teach Nature or interfere with, in the domain of plants and animal rearing. Nature knows it very well and grows them better in absence of our interference. Thus in Ecological Farming, the focus is on reviving the water and soil to life and rest everything is done by Nature on its own.    

Cownomics – is the Vedic Science of Resuscitation of Native Ecology in Water, Soil & Air and therefore farming Ecologically in absolute harmony with Nature. In Vedic Science these three are called the key elements of life and therefore keeping them ALIVE was the primary source for exuberating life and enthralling economy.

Rural + Urban = RURBAN Solutions
This video will help you in understanding the gamut of Cownomics Solution pertaining to some unsolvable problems of Urban local bodies like Smart City / AMRUT City Administration, Township Management, Municipal Corporations, Development Authorities, Nagar Palika, Palika Parishad, Nagar Panchayat and Gram Panchayats.
Apart from these it would be helpful for explaining the rural development objectives for MLA, MLC, and MP for Local Area Development Work, Aadharsh grams, model villages, smart villages, reinstating the rural economy, making farmers profitable, making agriculture & animal husbandry resilient to diseases, pests and unpredictable weather.

De-silting of the water body is not just a flawed process for restoration but it actually harms the entire aqua-ecology as well as disturbs the biodiversity of the wetland.

In this video we intend to demystify the very concept of De-silting and also explain the right approach off De-sludging.

Viewers of this episode will also get to know about what goes wrong in the entire process of de-silting, what is the right approach for dredging of the Water body and about the ecological rejuvenation approach

काउनोमिक्स पॉडकास्ट के इस अंक में ZLD यानी शून्य तरल निर्वहन के विषय में विस्तृत चर्चा उपलब्ध है।

वर्तमान में ZLD के नाम पर, सभी औद्योगिक इकाइयाँ जो करतीं हैं वह केवल जल अपव्यय या प्रदूषण को बढ़ाने का ही एक प्रकार है, जैसे सड़कों पर या खनन के अतिरिक्त बोझ या ओवर बर्डन (OB) या सड़क के किनारे के पेड़ या बागवानी  आदि पर WWTP आउटलेट के पानी को छिड़कना ।

लेकिन इस तरह की गतिविधियों में पानी बर्बाद करना किसी भी मानक से ZLD नहीं है।

असली उद्देश्य संयंत्र में पुन: उपयोग के लिए पानी को फिट बनाना है।

स्मेल्टर या अयस्क लाभकारी प्रक्रिया, टेलिंग डैम, कूलिंग टॉवर या यहां तक कि RO अस्वीकार से अपशिष्ट जल बनें।

ऐसा केवल इसलिए नहीं हो रहा है क्योंकि मौजूदा ETP या STP जैसी प्रचलित तकनीकों में से कोई भी इस तरह की विशाल विविधता से निपटने या उन्हें शून्य स्तर तक ला कर बेअसर करने तथा पुन: उपयोग के लिए पानी के योग्य बनाने में सक्षम नहीं है।

यह प्रकरण बताता है कि यह कैसे किया जाता है की काउनोमिक्स टेक्नोलॉजी कैसे इस समस्या का निराकरण किया जाता है।

Cownomics© Technology was primarily developed for ecological resuscitation of Soil, Water and Air Ecology, without any use of mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology or micro-biology. It harnesses the free energy from nature and channelizes the same for rejuvenation of life cycles of Ecology.

But, because all the human economic activities are linked to ecology, environment and nature, there are many ripples created due to resuscitation of ecology, which in turn creates many domains of this technology.

Explore the comprehensives domains of business with Cownomics in this podcast episode.

Presently in the name of ZLD, what all industrial units or plants do is only increase the wastage thus putting in the WWTP discharge into unnecessary usage like sprinkling the WWTP outlet Water on roads, mining over burden (OB) or road side trees, horticultural usage or landscaping and so on. 

But wasting Water in such activities is not ZLD by any standards. 

The real purpose is to make it fit for reuse in the plant. 

Be it the wasteWater from smelter or ore beneficiation process, tailing dam, cooling tower or even RO reject.

why it isn't happening is only because, None of the existing prevalent technologies like E T P or S T P are capable of dealing with such huge variety of contaminants or neutralizing them to zero level, making water fit for reuse. There’s no single formula fitting all the scenarios.

This episode explains how is it done and how does Cownomics Technology comes to the rescue. 

We all know about the climate change and global Warming.

This is primarily due to excess of Green House Gas emissions due to human economic activities, especially without thinking about the outcome.

Waterbodies are the saviors. If the natural Aqua-ecology is reinstated, all natural Waterbodies can be transformed into Blue Carbon Sink.

Cownomics Technology, does exactly the same.

Understand more about it in this podcast.

Normally a polluted waterbody is contributing to GHG emission like any other pollution sources be it industries, or vehicular pollution, or mining industry or cement production plants. The normal course for a polluted Waterbody, is absorption of oxygen from air for trying to maintain the dissolved oxygen level and emission of carbon dioxide, monoxide or methane. But this is only when the aqua-ecology is disturbed badly due to anthropogenic activities like addition of sewage & industrial effluent.

Under natural conditions, Nature has designed the Waterbodies to do exactly opposite of that, performing photosynthesis, absorbing GHG & Pm from Air and releasing Oxygen in Air.

When the Waterbody is rejuvenated ecologically through cownomics technology, the natural aqua-ecology is resuscitated and the aqua-photosynthesis is back in action. This transforms the Waterbody into a blue carbon sink, in which tonnes of atmospheric GHG gets absorbed and fixed in the wetland ecology.