How to approach environmentalism
Deep sea blues
Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans
INDIA
The laboratory of development
Barbed wire isn't the answer
Fencing off biodiversity hot spots cannot protect species
When markets do work
Water v industry: where is the question?
Freeing bamboo from the state
A recent notification making bamboo a minor forest produce can only be the first step
Letters
The big idea for change: bamboo as grass
Ramsar is not a strong, strict and rigid convention
India has listed 16 wetlands under the Ramsar sites, but with no policies, knowledge or interest shown by the authorities, proper management is …
Drought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …
Architect M N Sharma on why Chandigarh's beauty is becoming history
Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, plans to put Chandigarh in UNESCO's modern heritage list. M N Sharma, the first architect to work with Le …
Money for nothing?
A revolutionary system of trade, the LETSystem, helps communities meet their requirements without depending on hard cash
A native renaissance
Indigenous peoples of the world have been objects of downright apathy and brutal repression at worst, and mild tourist or academic interest at …
For a better tomorrow
There are many in Kerala who just would not have anything to do with the obsolete official education system. They want change, and that, …
Agenda for people's participation
Two new amendments to the Constitution promise greater effectiveness in civic administration and urban planning; but is that enough?
A learning experience
NGOs in Bangladesh have made non-formal education a trailblazing success story by employing ingenious teaching methods tailored to the needs of …
Bark and bite
A whopping 25,000 people formed a human chain in Kerala's Jeerakappara forest to rally against the wanton destruction wrought by encroachers
Linking up to stay afloat
People affected by an irrigation project in Rajasthan are not only speaking out collectively against the insensitivity, they are teaming up with …
Solutions forever
Dharamitra, a Wardha-based organisation, has been working on many projects and, with active participation of the local people, is ensuring a …
At last in wonderland
Kerala's decentralisation programme is an example of the difference a strong civil society can make
The pitfalls of protection
To save their forests from degradation, villagers will have to deal tactfully with the host of conflicts that sprout out of the field of good …