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Himalayan waters of hope

By Ramaswamy R Iyer

A review of Bhim Subba's new book about the Himalayas and the water environment it houses More...

UN-HABITAT report on global slums

The figures are startling: globally, one billion people now live in urban slums, claims a new report. This number is expected to double within the next 30 years, if no action is taken More...

Mid-day meals responsible for leap in female enrolments in primary schools

A new study by the Centre for Equity Studies in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Karnataka underlines the positive impact of the mid-day meal scheme More...

Gender is at the heart of all discrimination

By Arshia Sattar

A review of Translating Caste and Translating Desire More...

Thirty years on, small is still beautiful

By Andrew Simms

A message conveyed by the classic green movement book Small is Beautiful is that things go wrong when they are too big, and that economic power, when remote and concentrated, is oppressive and inefficient. Thirty years after the book's publication however, the same mistakes are still being made More...

Women who own property are less likely to face marital violence: study

While there is no simple answer as to why men abuse their wives, the findings of a recent study suggest that women who own property are less likely to encounter spousal violence More...

Janu and the nowhere people

By Sindhu Nair

The autobiography of C K Janu, a semi-literate tribal leader from Kerala, is a simple but powerful document of how Kerala's tribals lost their old order of life and were alienated both from their forests and from the mainstream More...

Comics that celebrate our diverse cultures

By Arshia Sattar

At a time when there is increasing pressure towards homogeneity, the Vivalok series of comics brings alive the microcosms that communities create and nurture even as they exist within a larger pluralistic cultural domain More...

Human Development Report 2003: The good news and the bad news

India is severely indicted for its failure in providing healthcare, but gets a pat on the back for its efforts in decentralisation and education. A summary of the report released in July More...

Decisions for the Earth

World Resources 2002-2004 focuses on the importance of good environmental governance. Governance that meets the needs of people and the ecosystem as a whole More...

Water security in 'desert' Rajasthan

By Vidyadhar Gadgil

Water security is not determined by nature alone. Culture, social structures and tradition play an equal part in ensuring water security in low rainfall regions such as Rajasthan. Anupam Mishra's landmark book on traditional water harvesting and storage systems in Rajasthan is now available in English translation More...

 

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