Car-free smog-free!
As cars keep off the street following a French call for European car-free day, air quality in some cities shows improvement
Troubled times
As the Lok Sabha gears up to vote on the crucial Aquaculture Authority Bill, thousands of fisherfolk launch an indefinite stir
The revival of indigo
A school principal in Bihar revives the cultivation of the crop that symbolised the independence struggle
Spurring people into action
Villagers of Bhuragaon in Assam no longer depend on the government for protecting their lands from the currents of the Brahmaputra. They have, …
Gunning for biotechnology
The US and Indian business lobby along with the Union government gang up to "educate" the public about biotechnology
MoEFCC proposes new draft rules on wetland management
The new draft allows for the creation of state-level authorities for the management of wetlands
Community management of ponds has been a success'
Mohit Kumar Ray, convener of Kolkata-based non-profit Vasundhara Foundation, says the city has been losing nearly 200 ponds each year for the …
Boss, the real beehive!
Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?
Partners in prosperity
Sukhomajr, a village in Haryana, has come to symbolise how community efforts at natural regeneration can improve both the forests and the people'…
People power
Kerala launches a movement -- of the people, by the people, for the people. Whether the movement will stand the test of time is yet to be seen,…
A Nobel profession
From war-torn countries to nations suffering constantly from natural calamities, Medcins Sans Frontires, also known as Doctors Without Borders, …
Victims of dirty air, all
Physicians, environmentalists and residents of Delhi share a platform to vent their anger over the city's polluted air
Small is more
A small water harvesting structure can produce amazing economic crossover effects. The same may not be true for large canals
A dream come true
The people of several villages in Pune were a helpless lot, until Vilasrao B Salunke stepped in
Legislating green inequity
The government's proposed revision of the Indian Forest Act does little for community participation and only serves to vest more powers with the …
Greening a state
Himachal Pradesh chief minister has broken all bureaucratic shackles and initiated eco-friendly programmes in the state
Demystifying science
To promote public understanding of science, it is essential not only to initiate openness and dialogue between the scientific community and the …
Power to the people
The Biodiversity Bill to empower local communities under scrutiny of parliamentary standing committee
Making a killing
Only poachers profit from rules and regulations that alienate local people from natural resources
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
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
Regaining a paradise
Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley
The State's non-bureaucratic role of encouraging the people
Indian rulers rarely built water harvesting structures themselves. They, however, encouraged their subjects to build them through fiscal …
Diverse technologies: a treasure trove
Our traditional water harvesting structures demonstrate the people's ingenuity at its best. Using unique modes and basic engineering skills, …
Return of the woods
Two decades of toil have given back to Seed village in Udaipur a forest that villagers felt had been destroyed forever