A non govemmental organisation attempting to help women in Haryana's and Rewari district is hampered by caste factors and male chauvinism.

Community based systems in Orissa ore effectively managing local forest resources, but they need support to overcome the conflicts and contradictions that arise.

Unlike in some other villages, Lapanga's forest management does not bar grazing

The Thar of Pakistan is an arid region troubled by long spells of drought, rapidly falling groundwater levels, abysmally low literacy levels and rudimentary medical centres. But the crisis facing the Thar today stems from beyond all this. It can be traced

The Centre for Application of Science and Technology to Rural Areas, set up in 1974, was a bold effort at bringing appropriate technology to the people. But the attempt failed to take off because it did not involve the people.

Narasimharaju's dream of providing inexpensive cement for rural use will come true when his plant starts production later this year.