• In 1996, China produced 1.4 million vehicles. By 2000, production is expected to reach 2.7 million and by 2010, six million • Registered motor vehicles in China (excluding scooters)

Drought-proofing is a far cry. The drought of 2001 in 11 states of India is likely to go down as one of the worst in the past century. Government drought relief schemes fail due to bad planning and corruption. It can"t even provide short-term relief to th

Conservation area projects in Nepal prove that people and protected areas need not be mutually exclusive

The government’s drought relief programmes are bound to fail in the long run. Even the Planning Commission acknowledges that funds for the drought relief is becoming illegal income for officials, politicians and contractors

In the Kanchenjunga area, property and management of institutions for agricultural, pasture and forestlands are intertwined with local people's livelihood, society and belief systems.

The Union government has various schemes to provide employment during drought. New schemes are mere replicas of old ones, and repeat their failures. Here is a brief sketch of some prominent ones

Lying in the far eastern corner of Nepal in the district of Taplejung, the Kanchenunga Consevation area is a land of the majestic and endangered snow leopard. Other rare species like musk deer,

Nowhere does corruption in the administration have as disastrous consequences as in drought relief. A recent survey by the Rajasthan government shows that during the drought relief programme of 2000,

Employment Guarantee Scheme, first of its kind drought relief scheme has had no impact on the drought-prone areas of Maharashtra in almost 30 years because it has failed to involve people in managing rural assets

Revisits by Down To Earth reporters to villages that undertook water harvesting offer some valuable lessons in drought management