Shades of green

During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two-stroke two-wheelers decided to announce …

Dussehri's entrepreneurs

Village women emerge as successful entrepreneurs thanks to NEED an organisation with a difference

Betrayed

Nepal's forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much-hailed community forest management programme

In twilight zone

Even as tribal communities' anti-Koel Karo agitation continues, there is confusion in official circles about the current status of the project

Dousing flames

The Uttarakhand forest fires that lasted for over 100 days should come as a warning to the rest of India since half of its forests are vulnerable …

Left without a vote

Uttar Pradesh government's repeated attempts to bring villages under industrial authorities are against the spirit of the Constitution

Motivating people

...to harvest water in their homes

An open letter to the Prime Minister

Farmers oppose WTO

KOEL KARO

Trouble in the air

Strikes and protests greet the Nepal government's decision to ban polluting vehicles

Fruits of struggle

A plan to fortify Orissa's tanks

Points to ponder

Right to information and transparency in eia are critical for public participation in development projects

Out of earshot

Who follows the public hearing procedures? Neither the government nor the project promoters

The written code

Based on public hearings, environmental clearances are given to companies concerned

The third wind

The new challenges before Japan require leadership from not just the government and the corporate sector but also the civil society

In hope of benefit-sharing

In India, there has been a cautious move towards handing over control of natural resources to local communities

Fact or fiction

It is time proponents of large dams opened their eyes to scientific proof that establishes the efficacy of small water harvesting structures in …

Janadesh 2007: Satyagraha for self-reliance, dignity

When people participate in a government initiative

Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited

Taking notice

India's nuclear establishment has been asked to account for radiation-related health hazards

Doctor's call

As studies continue to mount on the dangers of air pollution, over one lakh doctors from all over India voice their concern

Community forest management is the future

It has been 10 years since the Joint Forest Management (jfm) was officially started in India. Ajit Banerjee, who first experimented with the …

Haunted by the past

Five years ago, Nigerian social activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was killed because he fought against multinational oil companies and dared to assert the …