Bhutan's domestic hydro power needs are small. But there are large electricity markets in Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal, and a developing one in Bangladesh, which Bhutan can
Over the last two decades, environmental activism in India has matured into a strong voice which demands a new order of development that is both socially just and ecologically sustainable.
Protection of the environment is essential, but environmental sentimentalism must not cloud the evaluation of development schemes.
When the Chitwan Valley was opened up as a frontier for settlement in
Irrigation projects can have far-reaching, damaging ecological impact. The government must pay more than lip service to environmental concerns.
The Government of Nepal, with financial and technical assistance from the
There is less to the buildings of Sanagon than meets the eye.
On the surface, Sanagaon has everything for "development" and "poverty alleviation" to occur. There
AIDS, until recently considered a problem of poor African and affluent Western societies, is very much a South Asian problem. As the epidemic engulfs the backwaters of Asia, health workers
Mansabdar Khan moved to Sagarhawa as a "development refugee". Today, his village faces many crises, of population, fuelwood, irrigation, unemployment, et cetera.
If one asks whether the village
The tourist on the way to Mussoorie or Nainital, Uttar Pradesh's hill stations, passes the beautiful green, yellow and golden fields of the Himalayan foothills. But appearances are
The tarai is becoming indistinguishable from the plains as its environmental and cultural uniqueness is undermined. Traditionally, it was the place where transition from hill to plain took place.
Observers
How a programme to revitalise moribund village panchayats has achieved success in a corner of the Uttar Pradesh hills. The key was to let the villagers themselves take active charge
