Uttarakhand : 'Lath' Panchayats:Fading Away
The institution of lath panchayats has successfully worked with the incorporation of long-held traditions of the people of Uttarakhand. However, such a system of collective village responsibility is...
View ArticleUttarakhand - Micro Power: User-Friendly and Efficient
Electric power generation from small 'gharat's built over rivers have for over a century been in operation in the Uttarakhand region. With an imaginative and supportive state policy they could provide...
View ArticleConserving Forests in Uttarakhand
Preserving the fragile ecosystem of the mountains and its rich biodiversity requires people's initiative, involvement and commitment. Women in a village in the Kumaon Hills faced with the gradual...
View ArticleHydropower Projects in Uttarakhand
There has been an unthoughtout rush to build hydroelectric power projects in Uttarakhand without assessing the ecological, social or economic costs of their implementation. The government is not even...
View ArticleNo Rights to Live in the Forest
Van gujjar, Forest Rights Act, Environment, Uttarakhand Victims of ill-conceived policies governing forest resources and environmental conservation, the Van Gujjars, a pastoral nomadic community...
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