At long last a positive note has been struck to end the Union government s ambiguity towards non governmental organisations NGOs . The Planning Commission has circulated a draft of a clear cut policy on the voluntary sector, the lack of which has irked t

Ladakh is the one region in India where sustainable development is the only way ahead. Dry toilets, water efficient crops, cooperative farming, a democratic society and living in harmony with nature are not ideals here; they are a prerequisite

Bihar government has fresh designs on Bhoodan land

Officials, experts differ on cause of check dam breach

The buzzword these days in Baigachak is the Baiga Mahapanchayat. It is an effort of Nai Disha, a non governmental organisation NGO in Sijhora town of Mandla district, and Ekta Parishad, a large network of grassroots NGOs in central India. The organisati

Sociologist David Naguib Pellow has come out with an engrossing account of Chicago from the perspective of what surrounds us all: garbage. It is the kind of book that gives environmentalism a good name...

Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh chief minister, has announced an enquiry into the legality of India"s first private project to supply water to industry from the Sheonath river. Speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting on January 21 in Ambikapur, Sar

How tribals are conned out of their timber

Stand off ends between forest officials and villagers in Ranthambhore, but roots of the conflict remain

Final judgement delivered in Ahmedabad lakes case. But apprehensions remain...

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