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Forest protection in a Midnapore village has created prosperity - and local heroes
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Lifted into prosperity
Community lift irrigation management systems have ushered in a new era in Shankerpura
Out of the depths
Women water-users are determined to have their say in water management policymaking
Rising above the muck
The residents of an unauthorised colony in Delhi battle all odds for a cleaner life
Water in the sand
Experiments in rainwater harvesting are recharging parched aquifers in Kutch
Organ thieves, beware
Ground truths
Villagers in Nepal flummox experts by 'reading' satellite images
Tanking up on water
Renovating traditiona_1 village reservoirs, farmers in Tamil Nadu are pursuing a green dream
Hosiery havoc
Effluent treatment schemes get underway in a Tamil Nadu town famed for its hosiery units
Wanderlust goes bust
Settling nomads is tricky business, especially when it comes to garnering votes
Shimla in a shambles
The beautiful resort is fast greying under the onslaught of modernity
Small is beautiful
Show the way out
Holding out the olive branch
Run of the mill
Freedom on the freeway
A people's movement in northern California has weeded out the use of pesticide on highways
A space of their own
A garden for blind persons that explores more than just botanical learning
Contacts with young minds
Schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh delighted themselves collecting leaves and plants for a unique biodiversity competition
Chemical-free abundance
After years of killing his fields with pesticides and fertilisers, a sapota grower rediscovered cultivation without chemicals
Villagers unite to conserve resources
The Academy of Development Sciences has brought tribals in the Konkan region of Maharashtra together to make efficient use of scarce resources.
Brotherhood of greens
The desolation around Udaipur in Rajasthan is giving way to vegetation through the efforts of cooperative societies
Green salute
Scientists at Maida's polytechnic college are r6versing the trend of rural upliftment through urban-basgd planning
Churning the stilled waters
The citizens of Udaipur are increasingly taking on the government to check degradation of the city's famed lakes
A motley crew of forest protectors
In Karnataka's Kodagu district, a group of people battling timber traders trying to exploit their region's virgin forests has earned the wrath of …