All the water they need

Rainwater harvesting is catching on in a big way in Kochi

The Himalayan herb grower

Arun Kumar Badoni has taken upon himself the task of conserving medicinal and aromatic plants in the Garhwal Himalaya

Shroud for a crusader

For 35 years, Adhurai fought against Grasim Industries for polluting the environment in his village in Kerala. No one heard him. But after he …

The road ahead

India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …

A Ray of Hope

At least 80 per cent of solid waste generated by the Dal Lake dwellers is being disposed off safely due to the efforts of hope

Creating a wonderland

In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community

Charaka and Sushruta reborn

Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises

Divine protection

Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards

Dying practice

Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade

Turncoat 'thieves'

Former teak smugglers become official forest guards

Blasted out

Gubraida gram panchayat scripts a success story by bringing illegal mining to a halt

Rising like the Phoenix

After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality

A fighting chance

One man's dedication transformed the degraded, deforested land of his village

Woman power

When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests

Depolluting Dal

They are not concerned about the troubles in the valley. Their main concern is to save Dal lake from death

Truth or dare

By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …

Water wars

Panchayat fights to retain what is left of Saligao's groundwater

Cleanup time

A campaign by an organisation to clean up the polluted lakes of Udaipur has finally paid off. The Rajasthan High Court clamps down on erring …

Charting a new course

A unique drinking water project meets a long-standing demand

Colouring plants

Mythila painting is an innovative media that contain powerful messages of conservation

Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments

Beating the drought

How some villages stayed afloat even as neighbouring lands parched

Local lessons

Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages

Dry clean

A Bangalore slum experiments with ecofriendly toilets

Barring the muck

The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What …