Water strongholds

Chittor and Ranthambhore. Proud traditions of valour, chivalry and patriotism are complemented by one of common sense in the storage and use of …

In crisis

The desert city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan is an excellent example of how Thoughtless processes of modernisation and urbanisation have destroyed an …

The roots of knowledge

BEYOND FARMER FIRST: RURAL PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRACTICE Edited by Ian Scoones & John Thompson …

Mystery of the Missing People

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIAN ARID ZONE (RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE Edited by R P Singh & Surendra Singh Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur Rs 650

Water management outpourings

Managing Irrigation Together: Practice and Policy in India Clarence Maloney and K V Raju Sage Publications Rs 325

Pastoralists at the crossroads

Hemmed in by intensive agricultural and industrial activity, pastoralists are finding less room to carry on their activities. This could upset …

From bonded labourers to green crusaders

Impoverished tribals living in the shadow of the Sahyadri hills show how degraded land can be revived by simply working unitedly

Marine feuds are festering sores in Kerala

Kerala's coast has become a battleground between traditional and mechanised fishing communities, jeopardising the marine ecosystem.

Mughal system stilll supplies water at zero cost

Mughal builders are known the world over for the Taj Mahal. But their water engineers built a supply system in 1615 that still provides water to …