Economy

 Shrouded in controversy

A mountaineering expedition into the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve revives the debate on ecotourism and people s rights over forests.

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mountains, Glaciers, Economy, Rural Habitat, Nanda Devi NP, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Tourism, Research, Scientists, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Management
India

 People's initiatives

Orissa and UP villages once again prove that people are better managers of natural resources than today s obdurate governments

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Dams, Irrigation, Canal Irrigation, Rural Habitat, Construction Workers, Planning, Finance, India, Orissa (Odisha), Sambalpur (D), Uttar Pradesh
Environment

 Messiahs to rural folk

A few individuals are trying to bring about changes at the grassroots level through dedicated and sustained work

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Suverchala Kashyap
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Organic Farming, Rural Habitat, Health Care, Health Education, Rural Development, Public Participation, NGO, Gujarat
India

 CHINA

Rural health care

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rural Habitat, Health Care, Medical Systems, China, Diseases
Water Resources

 Water is wealth

Excerpts from the Statement of Shared Concern by the participants of the CSE conference on Potential of Water Harvesting: Traditions, Policies and Social Mobilisation New Delhi, October 3 5, 1998 voiced the new paradigm for water management

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
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Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Rural Habitat, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Community Groups, India, Sustainable Development
Climate Change

 A bushful of medicine

Seabuckthorn, a plant with numerous medicinal properties, grows wild in India. Rural communities are the losers

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Vibha Varshney
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rural Habitat, Medicinal Plants, Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
India

 Medicare for the baby

An initiative in Maharashtra shows how to reduce infant mortality rates in rural India

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Infant mortality, Rural Habitat, Health Care, Health Education, NGO, India, Maharashtra
Transport

 An award for the people

Three village communities in Rajasthan are awarded for their conservation efforts

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rural Habitat, Public Participation, Community Groups, Awards, Rajasthan
Air Pollution

 Nobody s waste

Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural urban conflict

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Surendranath C
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Waste Treatment, Conflicts, Fertiliser Industry, Public Participation, Panchayats, Kerala
India

 Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Quality, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Rural Habitat, Child Health, Jaipur (D)

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