Making headway

Lisus, Namdapha officials 'talk' in Arunachal

The lie of the land

A deluge of stories on water

Gods' own country

Land rights -- and their divine connection

Kolam tribals in Maharashtra struggling to get their land back

Nobody's children

A plantation economy, land grabbing and migrations from neighbouring states have forced Gudalur's tribals into destitution

Born at 44

Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart

Janadesh 2007: Satyagraha for self-reliance, dignity

Anti-Naxal operations a cover for exploiting tribal people

Orissa tribals struggle to regain cashew rights

Livestock boom

Poor farmers can benefit from it, only if there are appropriate regulations in place

It's pent up anger

Tribals protest against decades of injustice in Kalinga Nagar

Matter of interpretation

15 hectares of utter confusion

Miles to go

Landless poor march to Delhi. Then what?

Park politics

Seeds of progress

An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self-reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district

DDA strikes again

Target: the Yamuna riverbedWeapon: Zonal Development Plan

Nagpur plots pro-poor plan to help land grabbers

Protest against Haripur nuclear plant in West Bengal

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 …

In black and white, but..

A toy called CRZ

The original coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules passed in February 1991 had seven sections. They have been amended nearly twice that many times …

Uttaranchal farmers upset at upcoming tea estates

Arid politics

Each year the world loses $42.3 billion because of desertification. But when its leaders meet to discuss the fast-spreading problem, all they can …

Oases of fertility

The Sarvodaya Ashram in Uttar Pradesh has helped regenerate of hectares of saline land.