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

Live updates Mars mission

Lifted into prosperity

Community lift irrigation management systems have ushered in a new era in Shankerpura

Anti-muck drive

A tale of fortitude

Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story

A revolution in white

A church-inspired people's dairy project in Kerala turns out to be a trailblazer

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

Green salute

Scientists at Maida's polytechnic college are r6versing the trend of rural upliftment through urban-basgd planning

Sea change in the forest

Tribals in Orissa's Eastern Ghats range are giving up shifting cultivation and fiercely protecting their forests

Washed, clean and green

The Vankars of Gujarat have reclaimed saline wastelands in Gujarat after 9 years of bloody struggle

Ethnic bonding

Neglected Nilgiri tribes gathered together to celebrate their ethnic identity and work towards community development

Pickled power

Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group

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 …