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

Letters