Water Pollution

 Neglected structures

Simple, yet effective, rainwater harvesting structures provided succour in the face of drought

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
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Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
India

 Holding water

A village that has kept its date with history

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Environment

 Tanked!

What led to the decline of tanks

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
India

 Bitten by the betel

Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals associated with this leaf but also the families involved in its farming.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Down to Earth
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Agricultural Research, Plantation Crops, Trade, Traditional Knowledge, Flora, Governance, Bihar
India

 Discovery of India

Anil Agarwal delivers his acceptance speech for the Norman Borlaug Award 2001

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Water Management, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, CSE, Personalities, Anil Agarwal, Awards, India, Environment Management
India

 Fabric of nature

Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
K Khelchandra Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Organic Farming, Cotton, Farmers, Traditional Knowledge, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Madhya Pradesh, Khandwa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Wildlife

 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 fighting drought

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Indira Khurana
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Water Harvesting, Dams, Watershed Development, Traditional Knowledge, Research, Public Participation
India

 A way out of drought

Despite the government sinking crores, plight of the drought affected people remains unchanged

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
S M Mohnot
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Cost Benefit Analysis, Drought Prone Areas, Water Harvesting, Drought Relief, Traditional Knowledge, Rajasthan, Drought
India

 Madurai and beyond

Once the trap is set, the tribal people can only go deeper into the forest to repay their loans and fill the coffers of agents, traders and forest officials

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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CITES, Minor Forest Produce, Trade, Endangered Species, Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Herbal Medcine, Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, Public Participation, Governance, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), West Bengal, India
India

 Herbal heist

Hand-in-glove with the forest department, traders of medicinal plants and herbs make hay

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Tags:
CITES, Minor Forest Produce, Trade, Endangered Species, Tribals, Traditional Knowledge, Herbal Medcine, Medicinal Plants, Biodiversity, Public Participation, Governance, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), West Bengal, India

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