Under the Lok Vaniki scheme, a farmer can extract benefits from his land by selling its produce, including timber

While air pollution from the coal sector is coming under control,

Rapid industrialisation has severely polluted the scarce water resources of China

The Chinese agricultural economy has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. The transition from communal and shared plots to privately managed ones and access to the market economy has provided

The Chinese government s solutions to save the remaining forests from the axe aren t effective

The rapid development of township-and-village enterprises (TVEs) has a lot to do with China's stunning industrial growth. Owned by communities, these are controlled by township and village

• China ranks fourth in the world in terms of total water resources, but is second lowest in terms of per capita water resource availability l Nearly half of China's 640 major cities face

Environmental degradation would undermine China s food security in the coming 30 years

China s wellbeing cannot be left into the hands of government officials. It is time the government informs people and empowers them

China has been late in addressing environmental concerns. But the Asian giant is not oblivious to them any more