The fruits of water

Orchards in Vansda transform distant dream into reality as people unite to store and use the water that would usually run off

Life strife

A recent encyclical from the Pope bolsters resurgent anti-abortionist "pro-life" groups in the US

Prefect power

Villagers revive forests

Power to the people

ZIMBAWE

Celebrating the role of Indian NGOs in combating the COVID-19 pandemic

The World NGO Day is an opportunity time to take note of the huge efforts put forth by non-profits in battling the monster virus as well their …

A sense of belonging

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Together they conquered

A village committee in Orissa improves the fate of its poverty-stricken people with dedication and determination

The importance of good-neighbourliness

THAILAND

Populism, polemics, pandemic and cadre base helped BJP win Assam: Experts

With its populist schemes and organisational strength, the BJP endeared itself to various segments of Assamese society

People's forests

A workshop in Nepal on community forest use brings to the fore environmental gains of the concept

Hand in hand

PEOPLE & PROTECTED AREAS: TOWARDS PARTICIPATORY CONSERVATION IN INDIA· Ashish Kothari, Neena Singh and Saloni Suri (Ed)· Sage …

Berlin’s grassroots plan to renationalise up to 200,000 ex-council homes from corporate landlords

Solutions for a large country

...are normally available with the local community

Protectors of the forest

Saara adivasis in Orissa have undertaken measures to conserve forest wealth

UNITED NATIONS

Dissolution Directive

People's risk

Community-based risk assessment and abatement is a must in the age of expanding business opportunities

Deaths foretold

The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …

Rules of engagement

Thirty years on, what does the Narmada Bachao Andolan teach us?

Very vague

Delegates came and talked but failed to arrive at any conclusions at the World Water Forum

This is what Africa can learn from India's sanitation story

Despite the limitations of the Indian model of sanitation, Africa can draw inspiration from its many positive aspects

Power to the people

The Biodiversity Bill to empower local communities under scrutiny of parliamentary standing committee