LULUCF: Will better science prevail?
Despite uncertainties, long drawn negotiations focus on sinks as an option for carbon mitigation.
Champaran Satyagraha continues
A century ago, Gandhi tested the idea of satyagraha to fight for indigo farmers. While the crop is seeing a revival in the south, Champaran is in …
A wild cat gone berserk
The statement by Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth has been criticised as irresponsible and misleading for suggesting that its cars are akin …
Climate change, conflicts & poor hygiene accelerate global cholera outbreaks
If the current trend persists, the supply of preventive vaccination will likely continue to be limited
New Joshimath: Activist demands town on the lines of ‘New Tehri’. But where will it come up?
Land subsidence is a ‘silent disaster’ that has taken hold of the Uttarakhand Himalayas; around 500 villages in the state are already …
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Why farmers call it unfair
From inadequate compensation to legal irregularities, here are the issues farmers and activists list while deeming the project unjust
Private sector must be engaged to restore degraded land
The onus of restoration lies on individual farmers, those organised as cooperatives and the companies that now know that long-term growth and …
Indira, Manmohan, Modi: Why all see civil society with suspicion
The arrests of activists and rights campaigners is set to further dip the relationship between government and the civil society
There is a strong consensus that afforestation will lead to more stable rainfall
“In India, rivers are mostly forest-fed; therefore bringing back the tree cover on the either sides of the river is the only long-term …
Reaping benefits of integrated farming in Zambia
A woman farmer in Chongwe district of Zambia lifted herself out of poverty through integrated and diversified farming
The last line of defence: Indigenous rights and Adani's land deal
An Indigenous group is bringing legal action against Adani, which may create a roadblock to building infrastructure around Carmichael coal mine
Drought in Kenya forces herders to invade wildlife habitats
Over the past few weeks, about 10,000 nomadic herders have systematically targeted private game lodges, ranches and smallholdings
Modi and `mass movement'
As Narendra Modi's regime enters its mid-term, it is time to assess: has he turned governance into a mass movement?
Forestry should be tied with agriculture for socio-economic development
While agriculture can feed the world’s population, it is responsible for deforestation globally. The SOFO report shows how food security …
Slums and the story of India's housing crisis
The rate at which informal housing is being destroyed probably far exceeds the rate at which formal housing is being constructed
PM chooses to continue with UPA’s 2013 Land Acquisition Act
A much-elated Opposition said that the government had to give in to popular sentiment
Scholars focus on degradation of mountains
The State Of The World's Mountains -- A Global Report Edited by Peter B Stone Publisher: Zed Books Limited, London Price : Not Stated
Interaction stressed among social disciplines
SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS IN ASIAN AGROFORESTRY Edited by William R Burch Jr and J Kathy Parker . Publisher: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co …
Hidden subsidies in power, paper industries
If paper and power prices included ecological costs, the consumer would have to pay at least 60 per cent more for them than he pays today
"The new land Bill will displace More people"
WALTER FERNANDES, director of programme for tribal studies in the New Delhi-based Indian Social Institute, is a vocal critic of Development …
Africa: How climate change turned two of the world’s oldest tribes into enemies
Shrinking of the world's largest desert lake has triggered a survival battle among nomadic tribes in the Kenyan-Ethiopian border
Himalaya's human face
HIMALAYA LIFE ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD·David Zurick and P P Karan·John Hopkins University Press Baltimore and London·1999&…
Decision 2022: Will AAP make a difference to Punjab Dalit issues? Watch this space
For the moment, the only thing clear about the verdict is that it reflects a narrative of change rather than continuity in Punjab
Contentious farm laws: Agri-reforms led to farm income decline, land concentration in Bihar
It is imperative to know that without the existence of regulated markets, agriculture markets are deprived of efficient marketing infrastructure …
Right of forest inhabitants for claims against eviction not limited to Adivasi, backward communities: Supreme Court
Forest communities do not only consist of people from recognised Adivasi and other backward communities, but also other groups residing in the …