People protest
People from nine Latin American cities come together to raise their voice against pollution
Protest in the backwaters
Prize of hard work
New strategy adopted
River Parliament
COSTA RICA
Promises broken
Dear Prime Minister Koirala we urge you not to learn from India
NIGER
An award for the people
Three village communities in Rajasthan are awarded for their conservation efforts
Stranger in his land
One man in a hopeless struggle against an environmental criminal. It could be you tomorrow
The kuhls of Kangra by J Mark Baker
Book>> the kuhls of kangra by J Mark Baker Permanent Black New Delhi, 2005
Regaining a paradise
Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley
The State's non-bureaucratic role of encouraging the people
Indian rulers rarely built water harvesting structures themselves. They, however, encouraged their subjects to build them through fiscal …
Diverse technologies: a treasure trove
Our traditional water harvesting structures demonstrate the people's ingenuity at its best. Using unique modes and basic engineering skills, …
Jharkhand’s own Amul model
A model where small producers engage in a large-scale economic activity is important in the development laboratory of India
Suggestions on government’s Clean Ganga online platform limited in scope
The Ganga Vichar Manch was launched on January 30 under the National Mission for Clean Ganga
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
Dying for a lake
Four fisherfolks were killed in police firing in Chilka Lake when they were protesting against prawn farming in the lake on May 29
A few good men
Seven months of hard work and sheer dedication has made Pithoragarh free from polythene bags
Power of the people
As megacities across the world boom, simple pleasures of life like fresh air and clean water have been lost. Initially, governments tried to …
Messiahs to rural folk
A few individuals are trying to bring about changes at the grassroots level through dedicated and sustained work
Waterscapes: Cultural politics of a natural resource
Book>> Waterscapes: The Cultural Politics of a Natural Resource Edited by Amita Baviskar Permanent Black New Delhi 2007
Labour vs pollution
Ever since the Supreme Court (sc) ordered closure/relocation of polluting units in Delhi, which subsequently left nearly 50,000 people jobless,…
Empower civil society
Moses of Longleng
How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast