"No" to bull trawling
Indian fisherfolk are on the warpath once again, targeting joint venture trawling in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The National Fisheries Action Committee Against Joint Venture trawling
Grassroots
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Bund bond
Mutual cooperation, community effort and humane soldiers save a dozen Punjab villages from annual flooding
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Fish ticuffs
A grassroots level fight is on in the Philippines against big trawlers fishing in other people's waters, and related problems
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Green salute
Scientists at Maida's polytechnic college are r6versing the trend of rural upliftment through urban basgd planning
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Fire in the embers
Jagir Singh Patiali, 65, is the undisputed leader of the village community in Patial. Although he never held any official post, he has taken up a number of local issues, and spearheaded the forest
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Extinguished!
Conventional politics breaks up the fiery spirit of an ideal self sustaining forest community
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All workers unite...
...especially in the gigantic unorganised sector, and suddenly the labour fringe becomes the mainstream
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Water out of stone
A lift irrigation system helps tribals in Gujarat fight the tyranny of the seasons
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Turtles threatened
The stir against the Orissa government's plans to set up a fishing complex in Bhitarkanika sanctuary has now assumed global dimensions. The Sea Turtle Restoration Project in the US will host
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Out of the depths
Women water users are determined to have their say in water management policymaking