Making Ameenpur garbage free Panchayat
The Ameenpur Lake, a serene water body in Patancheru mandal has been declared Telangana’s first biodiversity heritage site
We are addicted to convenience, and it’s a fatal attraction both for us and the planet
Ready-made meals, motorised transport, smartphones make our lives a lot easier, but at what cost?
A Space of Freedom
How an arts outreach initiative and an environmental justice campaign are together transforming public life in Chennai.
Sowing the seeds of Swaraj
“(Traditional) seeds have a treasure of past experience inbuilt. They are accustomed to vagaries of nature, while the modern seeds are yet to learn the local environment.”
Sherdukpen: finding a recipe to fit the future
Enthusiastic bands of young people from this small tribal community in Arunachal Pradesh are trying to ind their future to their traditional roots
Is Responsible Tourism an Oxymoron?
Tourism policy in India is increasingly realizing the potential and need for genuinely community-run, ecologically sensitive visitation.
A Subaltern View of Climate Change
For those earning more than Rs 30,000 pm to become sustainable their total emissions would have to be halved ...
Harley Davidson and the art of lake maintenance
On every Sunday a group of citizens living around the Jakkur Lake assemble, discuss, carry out bird and reptile censuses, clean, and design and implement ways to manage the lake.
The Ecological Footprint of India
Compared with other countries, the average Indian has a lighter ecological footprint - nine times lighter than that of an average U.S. citizen.