Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamal Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/05/2025. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan stated that a high level meeting to review the progress on the demarcation of Nahargarh …
The story of Arvari's revival is the story of the 70 villages in its 503-sq km watershed. Trailing the 45-km river is a journey back in time. As the river slices through lush green fields, the villagers constantly recall its past: "It was dead, like the skeleton of a 100-year-old …
Ask anyone in the 650 villages in Alwar where tbs has worked in the past 13 years. The story of the later part of this century will follow the same course. Lack of vegetation led to land degradation. Monsoon run-off washed away the top soil. Crops failed regularly and agriculture …
There was a time when forests were dense here. Today, travelling by train through district Alwar of Rajasthan, you will not see too many of them. They disappeared under the railway tracks, in the form of sleepers. In the 1930s, under the influence of the British, the then maharaja of …
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 per cent of them are found in Rajasthan. To protect the bird, a "Save Godwan Campaign' has …
If you want to improve this coun try, take my advice. Get rid of the government and take governance into your own hands. Sounds very radical but this is indeed the only paradigm which appears to be working. Less than a month ago, a public meeting was held in a …
the rapid increase in the population of bluebulls ( nilgai) in Rajasthan is a cause of concern to farmers and legislators alike. Complaints of bluebulls destroying crops have forced the legislators to think of excluding the animal from Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Protection Act, which prohibits killing of bluebulls. …
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 Research Institute, Amritsar, observes that the tubewells would only be drawing water which seeps into the ground from the …
I t was an amazing dialogue. I was annoyed, irritated, enraged. The setting was a mock public hearing organised by Tarun Bharat Sangh to enthuse the villagers who had picked up the courage to tell the government off. The unofficial bench consisted of a retired judge, retired government officials, and …
This paper presents four case studies from India in which rainwater harvesting has lead to both ecorestoration and poverty alleviation. East case study shows that activities to manage local hydrological resources must be preceded by measures to mobilise local communities and create community institutions that can bring the community members …
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 protect animals sounds like a fairy tale. But nothing surprises "mystic" India. Here, a religion that espouses animal …
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 conservation. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will be developing a cheetah breeding facility at the Machiya Nature …
IN THE sparse jungles on the fringe of the Thar in western Rajasthan, the battle is between celluloid heroes and real-life heroes. At stake are the endangered Blackbucks and Chinkaras. The protagonist, Bollywood actor Salman Khan - accompanied by Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam, and Sonali Bendre - thought he …
THE Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board plans to measure the impact of industrial production on the environment in all industrial areas in the state. This will be a "model measurement" for each of them and will do away with the need for individual evaluation of various units. The drive will …
On his interest in this subject: Since childhood I have been observing trees, insects, birds and animals. I was interested in doing my Ph D and since nature has always fascinated me, I decided to work on the village biodiversity ecosystem. On the advantage he had over other researchers: I …
it is a feeling that only Lazarus would be familiar with: coming back from death. Or Bhagirath, who brought the Ganga to this world. The rural folk in the villages of district Alwar, Rajasthan, have become the masters of their destiny. And one has to resort to mythology to find …
The Tarun Bharat Sangh was formed in Jaipur in 1975. The members came to Bheekampura in 1985 and surveyed the region for two years. It was then that they decided to undertake watershed development in the nearby villages. The organisation has since come a long way, involving itself in many …
it was a change from despair to hope. Concerted efforts of the villagers of Alwar district in Rajasthan converted a dried up rivulet into a river, flowing throughout the year and benefiting as many as 70 villages. The first step to revive the rivulet
the Indira Gandhi canal project is an example of what short-sighted planning can do to the environment. More than solving water problems in Rajasthan, it has converted the area it irrigates into a marshy and saline desert. Arable land and habitations have become waterlogged. Villages lie deserted and native flora …
Desert rodents like the Indian gerbil ( Tatera indica) and Meriones are carriers of plague, but are resistant to the disease. Another group of rodents, which includes the house rat ( Rattus rattus ) and the bandicoot ( Bandicota bengalensis ), is highly susceptible to plague, which is transferred by …
The availability of water for irrigation has changed agricultural practices. With new crops, new pests have emerged. Hardly any records are available prior to 1975. Studies carried out between 1975 and 1991 indicate several changes
