The Wasteland: Making of Grass-roots Leaders

Once a throbbing rural business centre, Birahrua, in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, is now haunted by devilish gullies

The Ministry of of Environment and Forests had been bringing out forest statistics based on the data received from the States/UTs. Efforts have been made in the Ministry in obtaining and compiling the data from the States/UTs on important parameters relating to forestry and wildlife and bringing it out in the form of a compilation "Forests and wildlife statistics, India 2004".

For denotifying forestland

The Center proposes to consolidate all watershed programmes under a single ministry. The aim of the new programme, called Hariyali, is to streamline work and avoid duplication. "I am totally in

Tamil Nadu seems set to gift community land to corporates under the name of wasteland regeneration

Techniques developed by villagers in Himachal Pradesh can be integrated

The Prime Minister s proposal to introduce an industry friendly forest policy is puzzling

The stubborn juliflora, which grows mostly in drylands and wastelands, is now invading arable areas. One still speculates about the repercussions

For ages, Indian farmers have practised ecofriendly farming by using local resources to improve soil fertility and control pests and diseases. However, with the Green Revolution, along with the high-yielding varieties, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides

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