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.
Villagers one up on government in greening project
The balding hills of Jadhera panchayat in Himachal Pradesh are regaining their vegetation, thanks to an unusual village chief
Where a community maps its resources
It's a unique experiment. Three Kerala organisations are involving local communities to evolve a blueprint for development based on …
Losing jobs in the jungle
Irula tribals are rich in the knowledge of traditional medicine. They used to catch snakes and practise herbal medicine for a living. Today they …
Five steps to recovery
Panchakarma , an ayurvedic treatment, holds the key to Bhopal gas victims' recovery
The revival of indigo
A school principal in Bihar revives the cultivation of the crop that symbolised the independence struggle
Spurring people into action
Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …
Grow back wisdom
An attempt to revive vanishing medicinal plants through cultivation
Politics of sanitation
Toilet rule fails in Karnataka panchayats
Health wise
Arunachal Pradesh wakes up to the fact that women's health is the key to overall societal well-being
Plastic purge
Chittaranjan township sports a new look as its residents say no to plastic carrybags
Whre science and tradition join hands
The Gloria Land farm in Pondicherry and another run by a couple in Karnataka, show natural inputs can effectively replace factory produced …
Starting off on the wrong foot
A non-conventional energy complex set up in Brahampur village lies in a shambles today because authorities disregarded the people's requirements
Maharashtra sugarcane farmers taught green skills
The Mukti Sangharsh Movement is teaching farmers in Maharashtra's sugar belt scientific methods of moving from single-crop, fertiliser-intensive …
Bringing the basics to a neglected slum
An NGO is helping residents of a Kanpur slum to get amenities like drinking water, latrines and medical care
Alimentary cases
A battle royal rages in the courts of UK as two nondescript environmentalists take on a giant
Combating drought
A Nobel profession
From war-torn countries to nations suffering constantly from natural calamities, Medcins Sans Frontires, also known as Doctors Without Borders, …
Humans vs mangrove
A dream come true
The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in
Protectors of the forest
Saara adivasis in Orissa have undertaken measures to conserve forest wealth
Tribals become anthropologists
An academy that aims at converting tribals to anthropology; where the Bhils crossover from being mere objects of study to an active role in …
Fast-forward to the past
Only a few villages stand testimony to the success of traditional water harvesting methods in tribal areas of Singhbhum. A report by Binayak Das