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A popular movement is gathering strength in Chhattisgarh against the privatisation of a stretch of the Sheonath river, which has deprived thousands of families of their livelihoods.

• QUID PRO QUO: As a part of a swap deal, the Pennsylvania-based PPL Corp has decided to sell three of its nine hydroelectric dams in Maine, USA, to an umbrella group of government agencies and

An answer to this question was attempted at a workshop organised in Hyderabad, from September 23 24, 2003, by the Administrative Staff College of India ASCI and Water and Sanitation Program WSP South Asia

The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has stayed the granting of lease to the J K Industries-owned Central Pulp Mill to extract bamboo from Shoolpaneshwar Sanctuary in Bharuch

It is a well established practice for non governmental organisations ngos to produce documentary films/videos. Over the last few years, some ngos have departed from the norm to produce short 20/30/60 seconds social advertisements, popularly known as p

WATER is for flowing. When made to stagnate, it buzzes deafeningly of a culture of deliberate ignorance. Look at the misfortune of the people of picturesque western Rajasthan, today also the malaria country. Thirsty desert dwellers will probably never pra

A federal court in California has barred the US navy from globally installing a new high-intensity sonar system. In contravention of several federal environmental laws, the system was found to be

Hunters and trappers of wild animals by tradition, Bawarias are

Last week, on a visit to the cold desert of Ladakh, I learnt something important. It made me see the ongoing agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organization s meet in Cancun, Mexico in a

Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have sought their inclusion in the country's official delegation to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Cancun ministerial. The plea was jointly made by

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