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

Depolluting Dal

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

Woman power

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

Truth or dare

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

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 …

Water wars

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

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

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 …

Forestland benefits

Under the Lok Vaniki scheme, a farmer can extract benefits from his land by selling its produce, including timber

Pitching in for a pond

The government and people of Madhya Pradesh have joined hands in their fight against drought through various jan sahyog programmes

Dry clean

A Bangalore slum experiments with ecofriendly toilets

Call of the wild

A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades

When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

Punjab's spiritual farming

Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …