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India

 The road to ecological and economic prosperity

The experience of the last 22 years, starting from Ralegan Siddhi and Sukhomajri, shows that regeneration of a highly degraded village, ecologically and economically, takes more than 10 years. The

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Water Harvesting, Drought, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Crops
Energy

 Changing lives

A development project, which has got patronage from the panchayat, is changing the face of many villages in North Bengal

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Binayak Das
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Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Floods, Tribals, Women, Technology, Panchayats, West Bengal, Jalpaiguri (D), Crops
Environment

 Tinkering with technology

He loves to dabble with pumps. Fourteen-year-old Sukumal Dutta along with the other members of the community has undergone training as a mechanic for diesel pumpsets. With help from the NBTDP, the

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Floods, Tribals, Women, Technology, Panchayats, West Bengal, Jalpaiguri (D), Crops
Forests

 Women wisdom

Our stock brokers can learn a few things about rising and falling prices from the Rabha tribe. Sheetin Rabha is a dynamic and wise women. Her group of 24 members decided to invest and took Rs 600

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Floods, Tribals, Women, Technology, Panchayats, West Bengal, Jalpaiguri (D), Crops
Climate Change

 Stilted against South

Climate change could rob developing nations of its food security

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Agriculture, Climate Change, Global Warming, Environmental Science, Developing Countries, Food Security, Crops
India

 Divided colours of cotton

The Union government goes for another field trial of Bt cotton, and another round of confusion

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Cotton, Genetic Resources, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, NGO, India, Delhi, Crops
Health

 Tracking the pests

Pesticide resistant flies are observed

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Pesticides, Insects, Environmental Science, United States Of America (US), Crops
Agriculture

 Hot conversion

Use of forestland for agriculture causes climate change

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Forests, Land Use, Agriculture, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Crops
India

 For the sake of caution

A decision to refuse clearance to GMOs should be based on good science and policy

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Food Crops, Wheat, Potato, Cotton, Genetic Resources, Industry, Genetic Engineering, Research, Egypt, Philippines, India, Crops
India

 Neemi s water conference

Jal biradari launches movement to drought proof villages

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Gopal Krishna
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Tags:
Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Public Participation, NGO, CSE, India, Jaipur (D), Crops

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