Water has never existed in isolation. It travels through forests, flows into rivers, seeps into healthy soils to replenish aquifers, and moves across landscapes that manage floods, droughts, and the livelihoods of people. For centuries, India recognised these natural connections. Ponds, streams, wetlands, forests, and rivers were not seen as …
Community media is quietly reshaping how villages perceive climate and development. In regions where climate change is no longer just an abstract concept and where technical reports, policy language, and urban narratives often fail to resonate, locally rooted media have emerged as a vital bridge between complex interventions and everyday …
Eco-tourism has emerged as a global phenomenon where experiential tourism and local hospitality, combined with local cuisine and traditional crafts and music, hold the travel economy together. The growing desire to live and travel sustainably has become the hallmark of young and experienced travellers worldwide. The urge to explore the …
With its rugged landscape and arid climate, Bundelkhand is a canvas painted by contrasts. This plateau, marked by breathtaking landscapes, has also been scarred by a pattern of harsh climate—frequent droughts, shrinking water tables, and cracked, thirsty fields. For generations, it has been shaped by erratic monsoons and depleting natural …
COPs (Conferences of the Parties) come and go. Each year, governments, businesses and civil society organisations gather together in large numbers and at considerable expense and emission to halt the lemming-like march of humanity towards the climatic cliff just ahead of us. The ambitious goals we set each year often …