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Worry for economy: Labour’s contribution to income keeps dipping

Income is being transferred from workers to capitalists, finds the latest UNCTAD report

Dying wisdom

Rise and fall of traditional water harvesting systems in India They are called kuhals in Jammu, kuls in Himachal Pradesh and guls in Uttarakhand.…

This tribal district has become 'immune to drought' with people's participation

Jhabua continues to flourish and maintain its status as a model district while many others fail

Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out

Unless they trust climate change programmes, communities will continue to plunder forests rendering such interventions redundant

Ecovillage and traditional village: a comparison

An ecovillage differs from the traditional village where generally decisions are taken by elders or the chief belonging to upper castes or a …

Jharkhand’s own Amul model

A model where small producers engage in a large-scale economic activity is important in the development laboratory of India

Bundelkhand's bravehearts

For villages that survived recurring droughts, the economic-ecological connection makes more sense

Rights overruled

States are making their own rules to reclaim the authority over forests from tribes, derailing community forest rights

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 …

When people participate in a government initiative

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

MoEFCC proposes new draft rules on wetland management

The new draft allows for the creation of state-level authorities for the management of wetlands

Suggestions on government’s Clean Ganga online platform limited in scope

The Ganga Vichar Manch was launched on January 30 under the National Mission for Clean Ganga

‘India budget weak in public participation; limited in transparency’

The country’s performance in terms of public participation and budget oversight by the legislature was rated “weak” in the survey

Citizen involvement may clean a Bengaluru lake

The initiative to rejuvenate the Kundalahalli lake will be funded by CSR contributions

15 lessons for India

As odd-even traffic restrictions in Delhi draw to a close, we highlight the takeaways from this massive community initiative to curb air …

Left without a vote

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

Forestry, the Mexican way

Elephantine block

A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village

Arsenic control

West Bengal, severely affected by arsenic in its groundwater, takes slow but steady steps to deal with it

How to plant trees for development

There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required

Lessons from two cities

Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …

Soon: India’s first REDD project

Forest conservation effort in Meghalaya can claim carbon benefits

Elementary failure

Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a …

What it takes to deliver midday meal