 |
Heard of Green Accounting?
In India, the Gross Domestic Product has been the key indicator of growth. However, this kind of accounting overlooks vital components of national wealth such as environmental resources and changes in the quality of health and education More... 'The miracle of paenghara has shown us the way to live again'People in the tribal village of Padia Badmal, in Sambalpur district, have revived the traditional practice of building paengharas, or small tanks, to help combat drought. This simple intervention has led to improved yields, less outward migration and a greater sense of confidence and security among the villagers More... Mining for change at the Jethwai cooperativeThanks to the formation of a cooperative, miners in Jethwai village in Rajasthan can now expect a fair wage for the backbreaking work they do. The Mine Labour's Protection Campaign (MLPC), a Jodhpur-based group of activists, has set up 10 such cooperatives throughout the state to improve the lives of Rajasthan's 30-lakh-odd mine workers More... West Bengal village pledges allegiance to organic farmingBigha, a small village in West Bengal, has become the first village in the state to recognise the benefits of organic farming and work towards producing its first ever pesticide-free kharif cro More... Spice of life carries whiff of deathImports of pepper from Sri Lanka, including large quantities that are simply routed through that country but not actually produced there, have devastated farmers in Wayanad, home of the world's best pepper. P Sainath continues his series on the agrarian crisis in this region More... Coffee sails globally, sinks locallyWayanad is coffee territory, producing 82% of Kerala's coffee. It has been a huge income and foreign exchange earner for years. But it is now deeply embroiled in the agricultural crisis sweeping the region., writes P SainathMore... The Ganga, viewed from DelhiDelhi lifts 100 million gallons a day from the Ganga river. Unable to meet the growing demand, the Delhi Jal Board plans to increase water tariffs, cut down on operational losses and restrict demand. But is this the best solution for Delhi's water woes? More... Four hamlets survived the tsunami, thanks to mangrovesFour fishing hamlets in Cuddalore district -- T S Pettai, Vadakku Pichavaram, Kalaignar Nagar and MGR Nagar -- stand intact amidst the post-tsunami ruins. How much did their survival have to do with the Pichavaram mangrove regeneration project? More... Kovalam picks up the piecesJamaludeen is repairing and building catamarans at top speed. A village social security system is taking care of orphans and widows. Although devastated by the tsunami, the fisher folk of Kovalam in Tamil Nadu are busy rebuilding their lives More... Eliminating the middleman in Bastar's Rs 1,000 crore NTFP tradeThe Bajawand Primary Forest Produce Cooperative Society, in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, is a model for other cooperatives. Spearheaded by an illiterate tribal woman, Kalawati, the PFPCS has witnessed greater women's participation and bypassed corrupt middlemen More... Commerce and crisis hit Wayanad's studentsTwo processes have hit Wayanad. One is the policy-driven commercialisation of education. And the second is the collapse of Wayanad's economy. For the first time in decades in this education-proud state, thousands of students are dropping out of college and school. P Sainath continues his series on the agrarian crisis in Wayanad More... Plachimada vs Coca-Cola: 1,000 days onActivists and campaigners converged on Plachimada in Kerala recently in support of the ongoing struggle to shut down the Coca-Cola plant which has been dangerously overdrawing water More... Abandoned victims of the Kosi embankmentsJanuary 2005 marked 50 years since the foundation stone was laid for the building of embankments on the Kosi river, to help control the flooding. It also marked 50 years of neglect of the 'embankment victims' who are forced to live trapped within the structures that were supposed to transform their lives More... Coastal folliesOver 40% of India's mangroves have been destroyed. Coral reefs have been damaged in the Gulfs of Kutch and Mannar, and the Andamans. In Great Nicobar, 21 beaches have been lost to sand mining. Post-tsunami, we've got to rebuild our natural coastal defences More... |
View articles by page |
|
||||||
| Microsites | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Newsletter |
|---|
|
|
| Syndicate |
|---|
 |