It is a movement which seeks better governance and community rights over natural resources - land, water, forests - for better management
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/movement-village-republics
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sunita-narain
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-management
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/naxalites
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribes
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance-and-institutions