Familia risks

Greenhorn wisdom

Forest protection in a Midnapore village has created prosperity - and local heroes

Website review

From the blurbs

Pot-bellies weigh heavy upon Indian hearts

Paunches are common among Indians and this makes them especially prone to heart disease

Overcoming the gender barrier

Several voluntary agencies are working to provide greater control over natural resource use.

Fodder for victory

Politicians feel good governance does not win elections. Digvijay Singh proved them wrong

PERU

THAILAND

Popular pressure must break this unholy alliance

Rice formulation treats better

Money from the sky

Bridging gaps

A simple procedure could save many villages from being off during the monsoons

INDIA

Extremely light!

Folk campaigners

Light of life

Solar photovoltaic cells can help provide health care facilities in remote villages

THAILAND

UNITED NATIONS

Made to order

Technologies developed keeping rural India in mind

Back to basics

Bangladesh

The great energy divide

Mind over matter

A sinking feeling

The breaking of protective bunds threaten to submerge a village island in Goa