How to approach environmentalism

Deep sea blues

Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans

INDIA

The laboratory of development

Barbed wire isn't the answer

Fencing off biodiversity hot spots cannot protect species

When markets do work

Water v industry: where is the question?

Freeing bamboo from the state

A recent notification making bamboo a minor forest produce can only be the first step

Letters

The big idea for change: bamboo as grass

Letters

Letters

Ramsar is not a strong, strict and rigid convention

India has listed 16 wetlands under the Ramsar sites, but with no policies, knowledge or interest shown by the authorities, proper management is …

Drought of equity

A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …

Architect M N Sharma on why Chandigarh's beauty is becoming history

Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, plans to put Chandigarh in UNESCO's modern heritage list. M N Sharma, the first architect to work with Le …

Money for nothing?

A revolutionary system of trade, the LETSystem, helps communities meet their requirements without depending on hard cash

A native renaissance

Indigenous peoples of the world have been objects of downright apathy and brutal repression at worst, and mild tourist or academic interest at …

For a better tomorrow

There are many in Kerala who just would not have anything to do with the obsolete official education system. They want change, and that, …

Agenda for people's participation

Two new amendments to the Constitution promise greater effectiveness in civic administration and urban planning; but is that enough?

A learning experience

NGOs in Bangladesh have made non-formal education a trailblazing success story by employing ingenious teaching methods tailored to the needs of …

Bark and bite

A whopping 25,000 people formed a human chain in Kerala's Jeerakappara forest to rally against the wanton destruction wrought by encroachers

Linking up to stay afloat

People affected by an irrigation project in Rajasthan are not only speaking out collectively against the insensitivity, they are teaming up with …

Solutions forever

Dharamitra, a Wardha-based organisation, has been working on many projects and, with active participation of the local people, is ensuring a …

At last in wonderland

Kerala's decentralisation programme is an example of the difference a strong civil society can make

The pitfalls of protection

To save their forests from degradation, villagers will have to deal tactfully with the host of conflicts that sprout out of the field of good …