Energy
NDMC draws up plan for rooftop power generation

Roof top solar energy can be the critical solution to our power sector's woes.

Politics
The Niyamgiri Movement as a Landmark of Democratic Process

‘The mountain is not the Government’s to sell’, as many Dongria have asserted.

Food and Water
Link biodiversity with the Pleasures of Food

What do Global Agrobiodiversity Hotspots have to do with Indigenous People?

Health and Hygiene
Panchayat shows the way in Waste Management

People collect waste generated in the village twice a day to ensure that it is fresh - what use would that be?

Food and Water
Gujarati women excel as breeders of camels and buffaloes

Herder Meera Bhen, from the Kutch region, is making history throughout India, as her idea of marketing camels' milk takes off

Energy
Low-cost Solar Powered Air-Cooler-cum-Fridge

How expensive might an air-cooler-cum-fridge be?

Energy
Energy Empowerment – the Story of Bijli and Dharnai

The micro grid will involve about 100 kilowatts of solar panels that will supply affordable, sustainable and round the clock electricity to 350 households in Dharnai.

Food and Water
Meghalaya: Sparks of Hope

Two villages in Meghalaya revive their farming traditions, conserving biodiversity and securing their livelihoods.

Environment and Ecology
Hiware Bazar : A conversation with Popatrao Pawar

A free wheeling conversation with Popatrao Pawar, the legendary Sarpanch of Hiware Bazar. Pawar led Hiware Bazar's transformation from a drought- prone village to a green and prosperous model village, thus successfully reproducing Anna Hazare's Ralegaon Siddhi model of village development. In this conversation, he talks us through his journey of the last 25 years and the principles by which the village governs itself.