Tiger task force seeks people's participation

Lake conservation plan flawed

Making slow headway

Hurdles in the way of a buffer zone in Arunachal tiger reserve

At loggerheads

While the state government is keen to introduce JFM, villagers say there is no need for that since they have been carrying out all protection …

Model development

Every village has its own way of protecting the forests, but each one is a success story

The next challenge

Bureaucrats pose a threat to the process

The impact

Kerala's income growth rate has increased, among several other positive signs

A long haul

Decentralisation in Kerala is the work of a persistent civil society

The need of the hour

Experts all over agree that rainwater harvesting is the best way to improve the lot of villages

Ghelhar Choti (Jhabua) Participatory success

Mandlikpur (Rajkot) Life with Recharged Wells

Gandhigram (Kachchh) Taking Loans to harvest Water

Raj-samadhiyala (Rajkot) leading by example

THUNTHI KANKASIYA (DAHOD) a turnaround

Holding their own

Villages which have harvested rainwater are faring quite well in the face of drought

Noise and a sane voice

Message in a baton

The decades after Independence saw rampant destruction of trees. This was followed by years of drought. It was then that the villagers realised …

Rajasthan village goes beyond caste, fights for water resources

Spreading root

OLD ROOTS, NEW SHOOTS: A STUDY OF JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT IN ANDHRA PRADESH·C S Rangachari and S D Mukherji·Winrock International …

Rajasthan announces draft biofuel policy

The verdict and after

The Supreme Court's decision, giving a go ahead to the Sardar Sarovar Project, has regenerated the debate.

Time Locked

Government watershed programmes run for a limited period. The impractical timeframe threatens to undo the goodwork

Sustained Conservation

Only a strong political commitment for water conservation will ensure the survival of these structures

Steeplechase

There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management

Sweet beris of Thar

Residents dig shallow wells to tap sweet water reserves