First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Traditional Knowledge
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When people begin to manage natural resources
The Arvari Sansad, or Arvari Parliament, is a shining example of community ownership and management of natural resources. After reviving the rivulet with assistance from the voluntary
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Banking on water
The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources
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Innovative registration
a national Innovation Foundation has been formed by the Union government for encouraging grassroot level innovations. The government is also planning to create a National Register for Innovation
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Tryst with rain
Following the monsoon failure of 1999 2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, because governments in India have always gone in for high cost, high technology solutions
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Learning the mantra
<b>Report card:</b> The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, the government programme is an achievement<br> <b>Success level:</b> Good
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Political harvest
<b>Report card:</b> A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party<br> <b>Success level:</b> Poor
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Drought is in the mind
<b>GOOD NEWS:</b> There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even governments in India are learning<br> <b>BAD NEWS:</b> Crash programmes are not the answers by themsel
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A decentralised system will lead to sustainable water use
<font color=red>S Vishwanath</font>, a Bangalore based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to<font color=red> Binayak Das</font> about his work and the viability of rainwater harvesting
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Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000
Amid private companies high tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management
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Farmers can only teach traditional knowledge
<font class='UCASE'><font color=red>P S Ramakrishnan</font></font> , former director of G B Pant University in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh and currently professor at the School of Environmental Sciences in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, spoke to <