Introduction:
What is the social and environmental impact of firewood being used in the garment industries, and would alternate energy sources like solar power and wind energy work instead? Prakruthi decided to investigate and research firewood usage in Tirupur District in Tamil Nadu.

Objectives:

• Identify the amount of firewood consumption in garment industries in Tirupur
• Identify sources of firewood supply
• Explore social-political dynamics of the firewood market
• Assess the environmental implications of firewood usage
• Explore alternatives
• Assess the readiness of the industry owners to look at alternatives, or to minimise on the current quantities used.
• Generate research studies, reports, and pamphlets on key corporate and community responsibilities and spread this knowledge and awareness in the community
  

Outcome:
The multiple actors in the firewood consumption drama are willing to sit together and find alternative sources of energy. There is concern that the government may intervene and formulate laws to prevent the use of firewood, and they have resolved to find out ways and means to reduce consumption of firewood.

Introduction:
The cow is central in Indian village life and culture, and any environmental plan must, sooner or later, come to grips with cows (as indeed, it must on a universal scale, considering the bovine role in global warming). Thus it was that Prakruthi proposed a livestock development project for promoting organic farming of cotton in Adilabad district, where the Chetna Organic Cotton Programme is under operation.
The project teaches organic farmers on how to prepare organic manures like vermi compost and bio pesticides from cow manure and how to use them on the farm.

Objectives:

• To give poor tribal farmers their own hygienic cattle sheds.
• To demonstrate the systematic collection of cattle dung and urine by providing catchments for urine collection. These cattle byproducts can then be sprayed on various crops as sources of nitrogen and micro nutrients while also doubling as pest repellants. Such a process also prevents the breeding of pests and diseases due to stagnation of cattle urine.
• To demonstrate nutritious fodder production throughout the year, which would overcome the physical weakness among cattle and their high susceptibility to pests and diseases.

Achievements:

• In Choupanguda and Belgam-G villages, land was acquired and cowsheds constructed.
• 30 cows and calves have been purchased.
• Training given to caretakers for the maintenance of cow shed and related activities.