Green conflict

The economics of empowerment

LOANED SUCCOR

Mayhem in Arunachal

From river to a pond

ZAMBIA

Flood for thought

The people of Baluchistan don't let nature's odds stop them from growing crops

Cobweb wires

Stones at stones' worth

Industrial diamonds can now be produced cheaply

WCD report rejected

Self healing

Scientists develop a plastic that can repair itself when heated

ZAMBIA

Book notice: Hope in sight

Improving People's Lives: Lessons in Empowerment from Asia, edited by Mukul Sharma

Opportunity squandered

Survey reveals how MPs have made a thorough hash of development fund scheme

Missionary zeal

The urban renewal mission is likely to bypass or short change the urban poor

From the blurbs

Rising like the Phoenix

After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality

News Snippets

Who's encroaching?

Count the natural debt, too

A logjam in the making

Lack of enthusiasm marks the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Equitable water for all

ADB takes first step to spur private investments through equities

Idea of green growth losing traction among climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals

Researchers from the EU and other OECD nations demonstrated high levels of scepticism

Simply Put: Inverted pyramid

Promoting integrated village planning

Self-sustaining rural communities could be India's answer to her disrupted ecosystem.