A mother's love

A childless woman's search for emotional fulfilment through planting and nurturing saplingsby Malini Shankar

When modern wisdom fails...

The tree court started out as a great idea, but is little more than a paper tiger today

Rajasthan village goes beyond caste, fights for water resources

The grass returns

How a village in Rajasthan greened its pasture despite official hamhandedness

The day the sea raged in

Bangladesh's early warning system had already warned those vulnerable on the coastline and helped limit the usually terrible human toll to a minimum

No headlines, no rehabilitation

Oustees of the Kutku and Auranga dams in Bihar complain media attention is the only way of getting justice from the government, but the media …

Going back to the past for a better future

The Tarun Bharat Sangh is helping drought-hit villagers of Alwar district of Rajasthan grow crops by reviving a traditional system of dam …

Pune citizens keep watchful eye on their city

Concerned residents of the city have formed groups to ensure the municipal authorities take care to keep the city clean, green and functioning.

Cracking down on eco-crime

Polluters of the environment are now increasingly being regarded as criminals. In New Jersey, there's a new breed of police personnel …

Fruitful passion

One man has helped transform a barren valley in Jammu into a veritiligle orchard

Fishing fortunes

A unique fishing cooperative in Bihar's Madhubani district boosts the confidence and economic independence of the local women

A drugs story

NGOs all over southern India are helping to revive the system of local medicinal plants and herbs, holding out the promise of not just cheaper …

Earnest endeavours

West Bengal's women panchayat members have become the torchbearers of rural development programmes in the state

Illegal eagles

The Madhya Pradesh government's decision to call in the private sector to convert state forest lands into captive plantations, impinges on people'…

Guiding growth

When nothing seemed to stop the desertification of the Banni grasslands, a government institution stepped in and showed the people how they …

Adieu polybags

No water where the oceans meet

The revival of an ancient waterway could solve the water scarcity of this pilgrim town

Lone crusader

At personal risk, an unlettered farmer vows to stick to his forest protection programme

Wealth from waste

A farmer from Hitapur village in Ludhiana district of Punjab has evolved a system of resourcefully utilising all his farm waste

Together they conquered

A village committee in Orissa improves the fate of its poverty-stricken people with dedication and determination

Greening young minds

A school near Kodaikanal nurtures children for an ecofriendly future

Green government

The Tree of Authority of Pune's innovative strategies are changing the face of the city

From bricks to black dust

As traditional coal-run brick kilns in Kaithal turn polluters, moves are afloat to shift them out of villages

Unshackling the Ganga

The Ganga Mukti Andolan is endeavouring to free a stretch of the Ganga -- and the exploited fisherfolk that derive their livelihood from it -- …

People play key role in anti-filaria project

A programme implemented in central Kerala shows how an illness can be controlled if the community is involved.