A dream come true
The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in
Tribals become anthropologists
An academy that aims at converting tribals to anthropology; where the Bhils crossover from being mere objects of study to an active role in …
Fast-forward to the past
Only a few villages stand testimony to the success of traditional water harvesting methods in tribal areas of Singhbhum. A report by Binayak Das
The gassing of a village
A petroleum product factory continues to chug out its poison, despite a decade of protests and official ire
Upholding the right to hygiene
The citizens of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh continue to put up with a filthy, malodorous town despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling 13 years ago, …
Ayurvedic surgeons hooks out guinea worms
A surgical technique developed by an ayurvedic team has drastically curtailed incidence of dracontiasis, a disease caused by guinea worms, in …
Less fuel, less smoke but more jaggery
Sugarcane farmers in rural Karnataka are making jaggery using an efficient and smoke-free stove designed and promoted by a school headmaster.
Feed it to the earthworm
That is what Lata Srikhande, a Pune housewife, did to solve her domestic waste disposal problems. Now her neighbourhood is following suit
Weaving a common destiny
The weavers of Kabir Basti had just two resources: wool and their own talent. With this they transformed their lives
Baywatch
Goa's 'army' fights drugs, AIDS, nudism and the various other ills of tourism that threaten to snuff out the local traditional lifestyle
Reaping rainwater
The innovative use of stormwater drains to harvest water has meant a new lease of life for water-starved Chennai
The efficient way of looking at waste disposal
Urban waste will cease to be a problem if it is treated as a resource rather than refuse from consumption, which requires disposal.
Regaining a paradise
Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley
Return of the woods
Two decades of toil have given back to Seed village in Udaipur a forest that villagers felt had been destroyed forever
A few good men
Seven months of hard work and sheer dedication has made Pithoragarh free from polythene bags
Catching water where it falls
A movement to recharge the depleted groundwater aquifers in a parched district of Madhya Pradesh gathers momentum
Changing lives
A development project, which has got patronage from the panchayat, is changing the face of many villages in North Bengal
Messiahs to rural folk
A few individuals are trying to bring about changes at the grassroots level through dedicated and sustained work
...And ancient wisdom prevails
The Valencia water tribunal has stood strong for a thousand years; will modern-day pressures crush its influence?
Deep Concerns
Environmental groups wage legal war to contain mining operations in Karnataka's Kudremukh National Park
Water wonder
Buhanpur Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh revives a unique underground water system of the 17th century, Khooni bhandara, to solve the city'…
'Ours is a model of natural farming'
A couple in Kerala demonstrate that barren land can be brought back to life without using any external inputs.
Forests march
A walkathon through 5 states traverses through a rich crop of traditional conservation methods -- and a thicket of disputes
Changing colours
After blindly destroying much of their forest cover, people in Anantapur district attempt to reclaim their barren lands
Irula tribals put their skills to new uses
Institutional support helped rehabilitate the Irulas of Tamil Nadu after their traditional occupation of snake-catching was outlawed.