Planning Commission report on groundwater downplays industrial exploitation

For common sense

Down To Earth articles on shahtoosh and Veerappan provoke comment. We decided to excerpt them. But first, the editor's rejoinder

Born Again

A rural organisation breathes life into the listless people of Melaghar village

Solo Performances

Besides the communities who have done exemplary work in the field of environment, several individuals are making a difference in the lives of …

Above All Differences

A caste-ridden society transforms the depleted forests into a green haven

Hamlets reborn

Although Bhaonta-Kolyala village walked away with the Down To Earth-Joseph C John Award, the judges came across several such communities worthy …

Working women

In Guraiya village , it's women empowerment all the way

Awarded : Bhaonta-Kolyala

... for reviving the Arvari river, for showing that a healthy ecology and good water management mean prosperity, for proving that drought is a myth

NEEDED: A WAKE-UP CALL

Foresters need to throw away their blinkers. Scientists need to prioritise areas of research

TRAMPLED DESTINIES

What happens if conservation is based on half-baked knowledge? Ask a person rendered homeless by wildlife managers "No conservation strategy …

WORKING IN ISOLATION

A mutual lack of trust and understanding between forest officials and wildlife scientists may be responsible for the mismanagement of India's …

CONSERVATION TO DEATH

Misguided conservation efforts are leading to depletion of biodiversity and exploitation of poor people

Ugly is the new beautiful

A group of anonymous citizens in Bengaluru is cleaning filthy streets and inspiring change across India

Singapore: Breathing Easy

It's all about taming traffic: keeping a tab on the number of vehicles on the road, and promoting public transport. Singapore, one of the …

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. …

Punjab slips for sand mine, again

Ropar authorities plan mining in 776 hectares when only 30 hectares is allowed

Big engagement with small power

Generating electricity to raise economic profile

Only plans, no integration

FIGHTING FOR AIR

Weighed down by extremely high levels of particles in the air, some Indian cities seem to be coming of age with regard to vehicular air pollution.…

Walk the village talk

After raising the political profile of village councils, government wants to downsize them

A belief in tradition

It was a unique ceremony for a unique award given to a unique rural community of India. In what is perhaps the first ceremony of its kind, …

Forestry, the Mexican way

Soon: India’s first REDD project

Forest conservation effort in Meghalaya can claim carbon benefits

HYDERABAD Stalemate

There is a large support of a passive nature, but no outcry against air pollution

BANGALORE waking up

There is a need for better communication between the government and the people