Vote for the environment

Reviving rustic remedies

Ayurveda gets a shot in the arm in this unique NGO experiment

Taken for granted

One-man show

An Army Captain-turned-farmer traces the silk route to success

A silent worker

Living in style in Ladakh

The Ladakh Ecological Development Group is working to make the harsh life of Ladakhis easier through improved housing and easier methods of …

When the Sharda flows wild

Villages on its path prepare for the recurrent misery of inundation as an apathetic government looks on

Bark and bite

A whopping 25,000 people formed a human chain in Kerala's Jeerakappara forest to rally against the wanton destruction wrought by encroachers

Linking up to stay afloat

People affected by an irrigation project in Rajasthan are not only speaking out collectively against the insensitivity, they are teaming up with …

Spirited ruin of a village

Effluents from a liquor factory in Banka district spell doom for many villages around the unit and also pollute the Ganga.

Official doublespeak stumps Udaipur villagers

An Udaipur NGO has been summoned to court because a community hall it helped the residents of Vasu village set up allegedly encroaches on …

Will women in panchayats change Bengal?

West Bengal is making what could be another step towards village self-rule, where villagers, including women, will decide what is best for them, …

Rajstan tribals return to herbal healing

Jagaran, a voluntary body is seeking to re-establish traditional herbal medicines in an impoverished tribal area in Udayapur district.

Transforming a Karachi slum into a tidy suburb

The success of various programmes initiated under a pilot project in Orangi, a Karachi slum, has inspired its leader to predict the squatter …

The grapes of growth

After setting the trend of grape cultivation in Sangli district, Ganapathyrao Mhetre is all set to introduce organic farming techniques

A dying tradition

Dearth of knowledge has frustrated attempts to revive a traditional but viable method of making iron.

Solutions forever

Dharamitra, a Wardha-based organisation, has been working on many projects and, with active participation of the local people, is ensuring a …

Under the umbrella

A residential school in Chamtagora has relieved the anxieties of migrant workers native to the area, who spend most of the year away from their …

A never-ending battle

After four years and innumerable trips to courts of justice, Kodaikanal's skyline may not look very different. But for the Palani Hills …

Beyond backwardness

Villagers in Bidar have taken up the cudgels against industrialists and lax state officials responsible for turning this backward district into …

Ungreening the revolution

A programme initiated with much drum-beating, the green revolution has not just backfired but even eroded traditional systems of farming. Farmers …

Born again

The dense Melaghar forests in Tripura that were destroyed during the Bangladesh war have been revived through the efforts of the Acharya Jagdish …

A village betrayed

The people of Salehpur get a raw deal from the forest department of Haryana in return for the services rendered by them

Dirty RIVER blues

Children of Delhi rediscover Yamuna. And see how everything is being done to reduce it to a drain

Emerging alternatives

A novel project in Kerala tries to introduce a sanitation technology that promises a cleaner and healthier environment