Rajasthan

Shallow tubewell no good

THE Punjab government's proposal to construct shallow tubewells along the Sirhind and Rajasthan feeder canals has come in for a lot of criticism. A study conducted by the Irrigation and Power

Publication Date:

14/02/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Tubewells, Punjab, Rajasthan

India

A million mutinies

The government destroys natural resources; when villagers revive these, it reasserts ownership. This is an official loot of nature

Publication Date:

14/01/1999

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19990115

pp:

16

Tags:

Rivers, Water Harvesting, Conflicts, Rajasthan

Water Resources

Community and household water management: the key to environmental regeneration and poverty alleviation

This paper presents four case studies from India in which rainwater harvesting has lead to both ecorestoration and poverty alleviation.

Publication Date:

02/01/1999

Author(s): Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain

Source: UNDP

Tags:

Water Harvesting, Watershed Development, India, Madhya Pradesh, Jhabua (D), Rajasthan, Alwar (D), Ralegan Siddhi (Ralegan Shindi), Water Resources

Biodiversity

Ready to die

INDIA is a country where legislators feast on endangered species and the favourite pastime of actors is hunting. Here the story of a marginalised community ready to lay down their lives to

Publication Date:

30/12/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19981231

pp:

0

Tags:

Endangered Species, Tribals, Antelope, Rajasthan

Transport

Return of the cheetah

JODHPUR district in Rajasthan, which recently captured headlines for being the place where the cinestar Salman Khan was arrested for killing a blackbuck, is all set to become famous for wildlife

Publication Date:

29/11/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Leopard, WWF, Rajasthan

Economy

Reel heroes and real ones

The Bishnoi community in Rajasthan will do anything to protect their environment and nature

Publication Date:

14/11/1998

Author(s): Jitendra Verma

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Animal Cruelty, Wildlife Act 1972, Poaching, Rajasthan

India

"Natural resources need to be protected"

For centuries the people in Bhinyad, a village in Barmer district, Rajasthan, been planning their agricultural activities while preserving the natural resources in the region in a unique way. Gewra Ram Parihar

Publication Date:

14/05/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

6

Issue:

19980515

pp:

0

Tags:

Traditional Knowledge, India, Rajasthan

Agriculture

River of joy

Rejuvenation of the Ruparel river in Rajasthan has brought about a wave of prosperity in the region. The gains are manifold

Publication Date:

14/03/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

6

Issue:

19980315

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Water Harvesting, Sariska NP, Rajasthan, Alwar (D), Rainfall

Environment

Environmental status report of Jaipur city

Today environmental pollution has assumed serious proportions and become a big problem because the built-in balance has been disturbed by the industrialization and the philosophy of conquest of nature through exploration and exploitation of natural resources by man to the advantage of mankind. This report contains the Environmental status of Jaipur city, Rajasthan, India.

Publication Date:

Jan 1998

Source: Government of Rajasthan

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