Binayak Das

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Fishing with pesticides

Fishing with pesticides
February 28, 2003 | 00:00 AM
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Rainfed tanks lie neglected in parched Chhattisgarh

Rainfed tanks lie neglected in parched Chhattisgarh

In theory, rainwater harvesting can drought-proof every village in India. In theory, drought-proofing requires strong and functioning village-…
February 28, 2003 | 00:00 AM
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Drought monitoring: Untapped data

Drought monitoring: Untapped data

Government does little with records that could help reduce effect of drought on agriculture
September 15, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Drought spreads its tentacles

Drought spreads its tentacles

UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell
August 15, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Fast-forward to the past

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
July 31, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Fast-forward to the past

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
July 31, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Reaping rainwater

Reaping rainwater

The innovative use of stormwater drains to harvest water has meant a new lease of life for water-starved Chennai
April 15, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Deep Concerns

Deep Concerns

Environmental groups wage legal war to contain mining operations in Karnataka's Kudremukh National Park
March 15, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Truth or dare

Truth or dare

By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …
January 31, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Truth or dare

Truth or dare

By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …
January 31, 2002 | 00:00 AM
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Power trickles down

Power trickles down

Successful cooperatives compel Maharashtra government to hand over control of irrigation facilities to farmers

December 31, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Back in f(l)avour

Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …
December 15, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Back in f(l)avour

Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …
December 15, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Decentralising supply

Decentralising supply

Finding it difficult to cope with frequently interrupted and extremely poor quality of water supplied by the government, a Haryana village …
October 31, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Decentralising supply

Decentralising supply

Finding it difficult to cope with frequently interrupted and extremely poor quality of water supplied by the government, a Haryana village …
October 31, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Changing lives

Changing lives

A development project, which has got patronage from the panchayat, is changing the face of many villages in North Bengal
August 15, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Tanned Order

Tanned Order

Authorities and the leather industry owners in Tamil Nadu dodge court orders, while a few individuals raise voices to save their ecosystems from …
April 30, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Water revolution

Water revolution

It is not easy to initiate a movement for water conservation in the face of drought. But the Madhya Pradesh government pushed forward in all the …
March 15, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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Forest war

Forest war

Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, …
December 31, 2001 | 00:00 AM
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