Water in the sand
Experiments in rainwater harvesting are recharging parched aquifers in Kutch
Organ thieves, beware
Ground truths
Villagers in Nepal flummox experts by 'reading' satellite images
Tanking up on water
Renovating traditiona_1 village reservoirs, farmers in Tamil Nadu are pursuing a green dream
Hosiery havoc
Effluent treatment schemes get underway in a Tamil Nadu town famed for its hosiery units
Wanderlust goes bust
Settling nomads is tricky business, especially when it comes to garnering votes
Shimla in a shambles
The beautiful resort is fast greying under the onslaught of modernity
Small is beautiful
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Lifted into prosperity
Community lift irrigation management systems have ushered in a new era in Shankerpura
Anti-muck drive
A tale of fortitude
Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story
A revolution in white
A church-inspired people's dairy project in Kerala turns out to be a trailblazer
Show the way out
Holding out the olive branch
Run of the mill
Freedom on the freeway
A people's movement in northern California has weeded out the use of pesticide on highways
A space of their own
A garden for blind persons that explores more than just botanical learning
Green salute
Scientists at Maida's polytechnic college are r6versing the trend of rural upliftment through urban-basgd planning
Sea change in the forest
Tribals in Orissa's Eastern Ghats range are giving up shifting cultivation and fiercely protecting their forests
Washed, clean and green
The Vankars of Gujarat have reclaimed saline wastelands in Gujarat after 9 years of bloody struggle
Ethnic bonding
Neglected Nilgiri tribes gathered together to celebrate their ethnic identity and work towards community development
Pickled power
Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group
Churning the stilled waters
The citizens of Udaipur are increasingly taking on the government to check degradation of the city's famed lakes
A motley crew of forest protectors
In Karnataka's Kodagu district, a group of people battling timber traders trying to exploit their region's virgin forests has earned the wrath of …