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Alternative approaches to poverty alleviation
THIS BOOK focusses on poor women of the Third World and recommends a particular approach for poverty alleviation. After a brief, but commonplace critique of current strategies, including Arthur
THIS BOOK focusses on poor women of the Third World and recommends a particular approach for poverty alleviation. After a brief, but commonplace critique of current strategies, including Arthur
THIS IS a worthy compilation of stories of resistance by workers to the assault on them, legitimised now by the New Economic Policy. More specifically, it tells the story of the courageous fight
Anna in Marathi means brother and Kishan Baburao Hazare is lovingly known as Anna Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi, the village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district that he helped transform from poverty to
THE WOMEN'S Feature Service (WFS) is a news service that deals not just with equal rights for women, but with "development from a progressive, women's, or gender, perspective." It has transcended the
Conservation policies practised in the developing world need to tread cautiously on territories which had for generations, belonged to the people, says a statement by the Centre for Science and Environment
Pesticides used in rice cultivation are having just the reverse effect than the one intended -instead of decimating pests, extensive studies reveal that they are, in fact, destroying precisely those precious bugs that keep the pests on a tight leash. Seve
Large foreign debts have forced Indonesia to give in to World Bank pressure and adopt structural economic changes.
THERE are some in India who believe that the Dunkel Draft (DD) would lead to a reduction of subsidies paid by developed countries to their farmers and this would help agricultural produce exports
Soil testing can help farmers decide on the right mix of fertilisers and maximise benefits
Women quarry workers in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district have formed cooperatives and are managing the same granite quarries where they once worked as bonded labour.
The translocation of surplus wildlife from a Zimbabwean park evokes mixed responses
SPANNING 9 chapters, Tushaar Shah's book focuses on a very specific but vital component of India's agricultural development -- groundwater markets (GWMs) and its effect on the economy, society and
A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is as high
Water will become the most prized and precious commodity in the coming years. Internecine conflicts over the resource are already the order of the day and a global water crisis seems not too far away. But the water-guzzling US state of California is show
<font class='UCASE'>Mostafa K Tolba</font> , has been an influential figure in the global environmental arena, and has monitored the state of the world s environment. For 17 years he served as the executive director of the United Nations Environment
Development of a protected area network is necessary to save the plants and animals of Sikkim
The urge to be close to nature guided Madeleine Slade, who came to be known as Mira Behn, throughout her life
Gubraida gram panchayat scripts a success story by bringing illegal mining to a halt
It takes speed and knowledge to bring environment degraders to book. Here's how:
Every major TV channel virtually bypassed Environment Day on June 5, making polite noises to mask their enthusiasm