25% people globally are insecure over property rights: study
Reasons range from fear of property seizure by governments, owners turning tenants out and lack of money among others
Ecovillage and traditional village: a comparison
An ecovillage differs from the traditional village where generally decisions are taken by elders or the chief belonging to upper castes or a …
Tribute to Gopal Kadekodi—the man of ecological economics and more
Gopal Kadekodi has made major contributions to science, society, environment and humanity, among others
Quality of life in informal settlements: Basic sanitation services a luxury
The SC/ST community had the highest proportion of those who did not have access to a toilet
Unhappy Bani
March of real estate threatens one of the last patches of native Aravalli forest near Delhi
A walk through Mangar Bani, a sacred grove near Delhi
Village refuses to part with forest
People near Chennai plan protest against industrial estate
Holistic approach
Civil society and all government agencies are responsible for sustainable development
Act before vicious cycle sets in
Without a grazing policy the goat economy can go bust
Caution: pastures ahead
Costly silence
No one is debating where goats will graze
Return of village land
Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons
Taken by the horns
Gujarat buckles under farmers’ pressure, shrinks special investment region planned for industries
Letter
Lessons from Kakarapalli
Nirma whitewash
Detergent company Nirma gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Environment ministry to inspect …
Common concerns
As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources
Future compromised
The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from 191 countries came …
The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli
Police open fire, but people resolute to weed out power plant from wetland in Andhra Pradesh
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
Letters