International Women’s Day: ‘Next, I will build a pucca house and beauty parlour’

With Trickle Up’s seed grant, a lot of women in Jharkhand’s Pakur opted for agricultural practices. But Golapi chose to run a …

International Women’s Day: Self-help groups are institutions with bargaining power today; now it is time for the next step

Self-help groups bring about socio-economic empowerment of women by providing access to income-generating opportunities. Focus should now be on …

Women self-help groups: Funding alone does not work; the government needs to listen in

While more women are increasingly carving a space in businesses, several challenges remain

Of human bondage

Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay: How it aims to revive rural economy, organic farming

A significant number of beneficiaries of the scheme are women and from backward community. Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Raipur and Rajnadgaon districts …

Money for nothing?

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

Murli's musings

The HRD minister wants to teach rainwater harvesting. But is he willing to learn it from communities?

Washed, clean and green

The Vankars of Gujarat have reclaimed saline wastelands in Gujarat after 9 years of bloody struggle

Together we stand

However Long is Forever Michael Isaac and Viren Kanitkar 17 mins vhs pal Telugu with English subtitles Presented by the Dialogue Group

Leading the battle against the bottle

Several regional organisations are helping women fight against the sale and consumption of liquor.

‘Pro-farmer’ Madhya Pradesh government in a fix as land acquisition protest gains steam

A massive agitation would be staged in New Delhi on February 23 if the demands of farmers are not met

Out of the woods?

Some exciting recent developments indicate that India's forest people might soon have their home rights restored and be allowed to manage their …

Dang and blast

The anachronistic, and explosive, colonial formula of exploiting forests by denying the forest people their rights is still being followed to the …

Are political parties looking at women differently?

In India, perhaps for the first time, election manifestoes have been made keeping women in mind. The upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh and …

It's time we shift farmers' economic burden

Assured net income, including assured minimum support price for crops, can put an end to farmer suicide cases in India

Community-led strategies offer hope for east Himalayan biodiversity

Local farmers and communities are succeeding to conserve crops and wildlife where government has failed in one of the world’s biodiversity …

In caste-ridden India, genetic isolation may be harmful to health

Occurrence of genetic diseases could be due to genetic isolation caused by endogamous marriages over generations

South America unites

A new community of nations is to be formed

Community welfare works as a contraceptive

In Pakistan, they are controlling population growth by raising the living standards of local communities through Pasbaan, the social …

Communities to the rescue

Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to a community-based project

Building a green roof

10,000 trees in 66 years, an octogenarian revives greenery in a village in Bihar

Burden to bear: In shadow of old state policies, vulnerable tribal groups demand tright to opt for family planning

Population indicators cannot dictate access to family planning facilities, say experts

Utkal Diwas 2022: Odisha’s GDP and museums go together

Odisha’s musuems are cost centres. But they need to move to being profit centres. If they don’t have enough revenue surplus, our …

Rooster’s call for sensory heritage

Months after a couple filed a case against a rooster crowing early morning, France has passed a law with profound ecological meaning

Insights from Fulani pastoralists and host communities in southwestern Nigeria

Their migrant status and strained relationships with host communities have led to disadvantaged access to infrastructural facilities