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Books & ReportsThirty years on, small is still beautiful
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... Water security in 'desert' RajasthanWater 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... What went wrong with globalisationJoseph Stiglitz's Globalisation and its Discontents is a stinging critique of the IMF's one-size-fits-all policies for developing countries More... First ever nationwide survey to map contours of non-profit sectorMore than 75 million households give for charitable causes annually in India. Interestingly, two-thirds of all givers live in rural areas. A study reveals that people at large feel that they have a moral obligation to give something back to society More... Six bulbs in Domkhedi provide a glimpse of the alternativesDomkhedi, just a short distance downstream of the mammoth Sardar Sarovar Project in Gujarat, had never seen electricity until a couple of young engineers fashioned a pico-hydel project of dam and turbine for the village at a cost of just Rs 15,000. When you consider that a single micro-hydel project in Kerala can supply as much as 4,000 watts (4 kW), and that the total micro-hydel capacity in Kerala is 2,000 MW, compared to the 1,450 MW the Sardar Sarovar dam will generate, you begin to understand the potential of these minuscule turbines More... Radio, neglected and tightly controlled in South AsiaTelevision and satellite TV have seen rapid changes and fast spread in South Asia in recent years. But only 'limited and grudging concessions' have been made in the field of radio, says a new book on the subject More... A road map for the battle against AIDSThe UNAIDS Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, released in July 2002, tracks the spread of the disease, points out why HIV constitutes a severe development crisis, and chronicles the hits and misses in the battle to control the epidemic. A summary More... Development is about people running their own fairJohn Stackhouse travels to some of the most underdeveloped parts of the world -- from Uttar Pradesh to Somalia, Ghana, Indonesia and Orissa - recording with warmth but detachment, the struggles of people to provide for themselves More... Stigma, HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother-to-child transmissionThe social stigma associated with HIV/AIDS has been a major impediment in addressing the issues of HIV prevention, treatment and care. A pilot research project undertaken in four geographical areas of India, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Zambia analyses the notion of stigma and steps to remove it More... The population of India: Vital statisticsFacts and figures from the 2001 Census of India More... Milking the South dryThe local doodh-wala is pitted against the milk powder factory. That's the challenge India has to tackle with the globlisation of the food trade, says Darryl D'Monte in his review of two new books More... |
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