Banking on self help
Chhotaudepur has devised a successful collective water management system: water banks
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Technologies
Is the state of technology an obstacle in implementing renewable future? Or is the current price of this technology out of our reach?
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The maali project in action
Any villager owning agricultural land can become a member of the self-help group. Every member will surrender, through a contract on stamp paper, all rights to any water sources that are in his/her
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Obstacles
Why renewables cannot penetrate the market
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Energising renewables
Keeping in mind the enormous potential of renewable energy in India and given the government's target to electrify 18,000 villages, two crucial issues need to be addressed. There is an urgent need
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Puppets on purse strings
At the International Conference on Finance for Development (<font class=UCASE>f</font>f<font class=UCASE>d</font>) held last month in Monterrey, Mexico, rich countries once again rejected new, invigorating options that would allow poor countries to stand
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Zedillo Report
Financial experts suggest panel to provide leadership in global governance issues
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The Tobin Tax
Tax on currency deals to fund development
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Pay to use
The German Advisory Council for Global Change argues for user charges on global commons
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Wild foods
Wild fruits in the Himalayas could well be an answer to the nutrition and energy requirements of the region
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Rat chronicles
The tiny rodents that most people link only to pestilence and crop destruction have fascinated Ishwar Prakash one of that rare breed: a rat expert in India for most of his life
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The business...
The US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) ran into rough weather in 1997 when it set new standards for fine particulates (PM2.5) at 15 microgrammes per cubic metre (
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Where it all started
Besant Nagar was good ground for Sekhar Raghavan to start with
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Return of the plague
Plague can remain dormant for long periods if the rodent bearing the pathogen remains confined to its natu ral habitat. With the mixing of rodent species, the pathogen is transmitted to domestic
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Leading by example
A Los Angeles law makes rainwater harvesting compulsory for citizens
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Clear and Present Danger
What do tiny particles do to human health? How do the other gases modify these effects? The US-based Health Effects Institute funded a study to find out the effects of PM10 alone and in combination
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Hit and Run
Vehicular emissions pose the biggest threat to public health. A study by the Harvard School of Public Health and other institutions found that fine particles from vehicles have the strongest effect
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Immobile Threat
A UK government study shows that particulate emissions from road transport shot up from 9 per cent in 1970 to 25 per cent in 1996. However, in urban areas with little industrial activity, vehicular
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Path of a Particle
How particles trigger health effects once they reach the lungs is not yet clear. There are a number of hypotheses though. A new study published in Circulation (January 2002) has found that ultrafine
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In conclusion. Listen to a simple story
Where citizens living near a highway sued their own government for air pollution. The government was asked to compensate for the health of people. In January 2000, in a long-running court