Mind over matter
Paying the price
The cost of environmental degradation is rising steeply in India, says the World Bank
CHINA
A sinking feeling
The breaking of protective bunds threaten to submerge a village island in Goa
Women at work
To hell and Back
How TBS helped communities revive the rural environment
VILLAGE VS INDUSTRY
Bangladesh
Growing urban pressures
The great energy divide
And forests shall follow
The minister thinks it is time to formulate an integrated forest policy
Phase-out plan unveiled
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How alien invasive plant species threatens Western Ghats
Forest fires and man-eating tigers make for easy headlines but what about invading flora in a forest?
Sukhomajri at the crossroads
The forest department intervenes to spoil a successful conservation programme of a Haryana village. An assement by Richard Mahapatra
Power pedaling
Indian cities are being engulfed by vehicular pollution. Under such circumstances, the electric autorickshaw and bicycle offer some respite
Fights for space
Once harmonious, the human-elephant relationship has taken an ugly turn. Faulty forest policies and nationwide destruction of elephant habitats …
Elephantine blues
A rise in the elephant population in the Chandaka reserve forests raises the basic question of ecological management keeping human needs in mind
Coming back to life
When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river
Simply creative
General principles of architecture are imaginatively applied to create a green building in Gurgaon
Is the world hurtling towards an ‘Insect Apocalypse’?
New study warns that more than 40 per cent of insect species are declining and a third are endangered
Not just air, level of noise pollution in Delhi is also deadly: study
A new study confirms the findings of a 2011 CSE survey which had shown that the capital has the noisiest roads in the country
Baiga tribals become India’s first community to get habitat rights
The administration used a gazette notification passed by the colonial British government, which recognised these areas as home of the Baigas, to …
A sense of belonging
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Flickering ray of hope for hill areas
Although small hydro electric schemes are considered ideal for remote hill villages, planners have overlooked crucial factors and not all …