THE NORTHEAST A 10-year tax holiday for all industries set up in Growth Centres, Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporations, and for other specified industries in the

Tarun Bharat Sangh of Alwar is well known for its work on reviving traditions of waterharvesting. But few know about the economic advantages of the water harvesting structures it has built and promoted in villages. For every Rs 100 invested in small e

With the launch of a sericulture project in Vidisha, a district in Madhya Pradesh, the lifestyle of the rural women undergoes a metamorphosis

How TBS helped communities revive the rural environment

Kanchanpur has some unusual people: drunk men and green women. Ignored and uncared for by the men, the region s lands were barren. Then, the women decided it was time for a change...

Johads are not only technologically sound, they are economically viable as well

When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river

The economic and ecological miracle of regeneration in Alwar district is being brought about by using just three per cent of the rainfall. This small percentage is being used for irrigation, and has

People's interest in water leads to greater interest in the forest and its wildlife What should be the perfect reply to the forest department's eviction of people from a tiger reserve? Go for a

As a ten-year old child, Dhanua of Koylala was taken to the johad to obtain the blessing of the residing deity. The water in the johad was still and blue. When he got married at the age of 20, he