The road ahead

India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …

For the love of air

International experts meet to develop a blueprint for future action to improve air quality in Delhi

A quiet Revolution

Six years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to manage forests jointly with the people. This effort is breaking new ground in Naxalite-…

Creating a wonderland

In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community

Words of wisdom

The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance

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

"We are not afraid to lay down more lives for our rights"

Chilika, Asia's largest brackish water lake in Orissa, is in the midst of a controversy that refuses to die. At stake is the livelihood of …

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

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

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

Points to ponder

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

In hope of benefit-sharing

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

The third wind

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

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 …

Taking notice

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

Green cussedness, anyone?

They did the impossible on land that held no hope