Hills on fire
Fires ravage forests in many parts of northern India
Fires ravage forests in many parts of northern India
The Himachal Pradesh government has made it mandatory for all new building owners to construct structures at their premises for collection of rainwater from rooftops of their buildings to meet the
A small water harvesting structure can produce amazing economic crossover effects. The same may not be true for large canals
There is nothing but sand interspersed with rocks, reflecting sunlight in all its resplendence. Travelling northwest of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, suddenly one comes across a hutment surrounded by a
Rajasthan shows interest in the successful watershed missions of Madhya Pradesh
The Great Indian Bustard, known as godwan in Rajasthan, is facing the threat of extinction due to poaching. According to estimates, there are nearly 1,000 Great Indian Bustards in the world and 75
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
How TBS helped communities revive the rural environment
When villages work with each other to regenerate the environment, there are unexpected blessings. Sometimes, they are as big as a river
The 21st century in India will be more like the 15th, better managed and wealthier, with much less trappings of the Western state
THE Punjab government's proposal to construct shallow tubewells along the Sirhind and Rajasthan feeder canals has come in for a lot of criticism. A study conducted by the Irrigation and Power
The government destroys natural resources; when villagers revive these, it reasserts ownership. This is an official loot of nature
<p>This paper presents four case studies from India in which rainwater harvesting has lead to both ecorestoration and poverty alleviation.
INDIA is a country where legislators feast on endangered species and the favourite pastime of actors is hunting. Here the story of a marginalised community ready to lay down their lives to
JODHPUR district in Rajasthan, which recently captured headlines for being the place where the cinestar Salman Khan was arrested for killing a blackbuck, is all set to become famous for wildlife
The Bishnoi community in Rajasthan will do anything to protect their environment and nature
For centuries the people in Bhinyad, a village in Barmer district, Rajasthan, been planning their agricultural activities while preserving the natural resources in the region in a unique way. <font class='UCASE'><font color=red><b<>Gewra Ram Parihar</b>
Rejuvenation of the Ruparel river in Rajasthan has brought about a wave of prosperity in the region. The gains are manifold
Today environmental pollution has assumed serious proportions and become a big problem because the built-in balance has been disturbed by the industrialization and the philosophy of conquest of nature through exploration and exploitation of natural resources by man to the advantage of mankind. This report contains the Environmental status of Jaipur city, Rajasthan, India.
The Indira Gandhi canal project is a costly failure that has led to destruction of habitat and loss of arable land