Rainfed tanks lie neglected in parched Chhattisgarh

In theory, rainwater harvesting can drought-proof every village in India. In theory, drought-proofing requires strong and functioning village-…

Fighting drought

Prize of hard work

River revival

Project launched in J&K

Regaining a paradise

Involvement of locals in the management of natural resources has earned remarkable dividends for the Doon valley

Moving mountains

MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD — A GLOBAL PRIORITY·edited by B Messerli and J D Ives· published by the Parthenon Publishing Group, UK&…

Dark zones are human-made

Groundwater sustains almost 60 per cent of the irrigated land in India. Most districts in India today have larger shares of irrigated land under …

Self-help

Democracy "of the people, by the people and for the people". Madhya Pradesh takes the lead

Changing colours

After blindly destroying much of their forest cover, people in Anantapur district attempt to reclaim their barren lands

The house that Digvijay built

Governments and the masses have very rarely worked together successfully in modern India. In Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Digvijay Singh has …

More funds for watershed programmes

Allocation increased from Rs 3,050 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 5,387 crore

Safe drinking water

Private plantations urged on forest land

After supporting India's forestry programmes for almost two decades, the World Bank now is moving toward arrogating to itself governance of the …

"Women know how to manage better"

SMITA GHATE was assistant collector in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar District from January 1997 to January 1998. She was transferred for taking a …

Single ministry to look after watershed programmes

Riots for water

Faced with a severe drought, the Gujarat government decided to reserve water from a dam for the town of Jamnagar. Rural folk of Saurashtra …

"Watershed management is not equitable"

N K Sanghi , director, National Institute of Agriculture Extension and Management in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), has been advocating a modified …

Motivating people

...to harvest water in their homes

Fizzy logic

Digging their Destinies

Villages in arid areas of Vidarbha and Marathwada fight back drought by reviving natural depressions along stream beds

Fact or fiction

It is time proponents of large dams opened their eyes to scientific proof that establishes the efficacy of small water harvesting structures in …

On road to resilience

Systematically improving micro-climate at a local level and not depending on global processes could help create a climate-resilient society

No longer barren

Prosperity and Beyond

A quarter of a century ago, a jeep driver decided it was time to make a change. Ralegan Siddhi, made into a model village by Anna Hazare, faces …

Rising like the Phoenix

After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality