Crop species disappearing in Garhwal

A survey reveals a drastic fall in Garhwal Himalayan crop diversity. Compounding the seriousness of the situation is the lack of scientific …

Women build where others destroy

Why do women who attempt changes in local land use patterns meet with so much hostility?

Sukhomajri at the crossroads

The forest department intervenes to spoil a successful conservation programme of a Haryana village. An assement by Richard Mahapatra

Fights for space

Once harmonious, the human-elephant relationship has taken an ugly turn. Faulty forest policies and nationwide destruction of elephant habitats …

Elephantine blues

A rise in the elephant population in the Chandaka reserve forests raises the basic question of ecological management keeping human needs in mind

Coming back to life

When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river

Together they conquered

A village committee in Orissa improves the fate of its poverty-stricken people with dedication and determination

The rage of humans

Killer stalks sanctuary

HEALTH HAZARD

CHINA

NGOs launch new war -- against deforestation

Non-governmental organisations in Ethiopia are working to create awareness among rural communities to protect the country's forest cover

Ecological solutions for cities

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THIRD WORLD CITIES Jorge E Hardoy, Diana Mitlin and David Satterthwaite Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd Price: L11.95

Digging their own grave

Extracting minerals and ornamental stone in the Aravallis - despit its environmental costs - is such a flourishing economic activity that …

The saga of the big brother in a little village

FROM POVERTY TO PLENTY: THE STORY OF RALEGAN SIDDHI Ganesh and Vasudha Pangare Publisher: INTACH, New Delhi Price: Rs 85

Insuring against gene erosion

Experiments by the Academy for Development of Science in Karjat have led researchers to conclude that gene banks are best created and controlled …

Every cow-pat counts

Even the lowly cow-pat has ownership rules in rural India. But rights over dung, an important source of energy and soil fertilisation, vary from …

Villagers one up on government in greening project

The balding hills of Jadhera panchayat in Himachal Pradesh are regaining their vegetation, thanks to an unusual village chief

The revolutionary who transformed health care

ZAFRULLAH Chowdhury draws inspiration as much from Hippocrates as from Mao Zedong. To the first, he owes his medical ideals and to the second, …

Journey to save a river

Afforestation drive

Rural priorities must be set by villagers

The sun in your kitchen

Virtually inexhaustible solar energy could be the cheapest cooking fuel the world has known

Double trouble

THE TEMPEST

Hurricane Mitch leaves Nicaragua and Honduras devastated, and over 10, 000 dead