Rice from dry river
Farmers in an arid Andhra Pradesh district revive traditional irrigation system to tide over drought
How to cure corruption in healthcare
Rx: Only an effective governing body, which includes medical and non-medical members, can stop the culture of kickbacks
Built to last
A Rajasthan village has cylindrical houses that help people cope with extreme weather events
Environment Day special: ACmageddon
Penny foolish, pond wise
Once parched, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is now a lush green district
Forests for people
Newly democratic Bhutan pushes community forestry to tackle rural poverty
Let the wind chase fire
Soligas of BR Hills say litter fire is the only way to salvage the sanctuary
A treasure too good to lose
Mexicans are fighting hard to save their traditional maize from the onslaught of GM hybrids and US exports
Channels of change
Two villages in Uttar Pradesh have reversed the trend of migration by digging six kilometres of channels to bring water to drought-hit farms
A Nationalised Nightmare
One of the main reasons given for nationalising the coalmines of India was to protect workers from accidents. What followed was large-scale …
Kerala's backwaters carry modern-day brunt
Their ecosystem is under threat but no one seems to care
Fatal attraction
Living with lions
Spam in fishing net
Good scheme in bad health
A little known community monitoring scheme could prove handy for the new government, which is readying to revamp the country's healthcare system
Out of favour
Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction
Tracking the elusive metallic spider
Sighted only twice in India since its discovery in 1899, the peacock spider is in huge demand as a pet in the West
Springing back to life
Two villages in Uttarakhand take lessons in hydrogeology to revive dry springs, end water conflict
Land of discord
Origin of the relentless strife in Bodoland lies in a series of blunders, right from colonial times
Banking on variety
Himachal villagers resist pine monoculture, reclaim forests for fodder
Loo and behold
Water ATM
Sarvajal makes clean drinking water accessible to people
Fish and a philosophy
A cooperative in Kolkata shows the way for urban sewage management
The anatomy of congestion
Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked …
High yields in Andhra's pesticide-free village