This unique collection of stories from across India, South Asia, and the world brings to you personal accounts of struggle, survival, trust, and hope for a better tomorrow. From the pollution-choked rivers in our cities, contamination in our food, to the carbon footprint of the US elections; from the promise of smokeless chulhas to the scenario in which we run out of oil; from the slow death of our historical heritage to the plight of the magnificent big cats, this thorough, complete, and meaningful anthology takes a broad sweep over the past few years to highlight and present the best and the biggest stories.
Salient Features
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Unique collection of articles on development and underdevelopment from India and abroad
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Contributions by well-known journalists and environmentalists
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Inspirational stories of struggle, survival, and hope
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Immensely readable and informative
Table of Contents
Sustainable Development
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Is Sustainable Development an Oxymoron? (R K Pachauri)
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Lessons from Akkarbaid (Dilip D’Souza)
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Can Global Poverty be Eradicated? (Leena Srivastava)
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Rural India Shining (Roshni Sengupta and Sucharita Sengupta)
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Dignity Regained (Sushmita Malaviya)
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Is Development Passé? (Darryl D’Monte)
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Growing Cotton Naturally (Nitin Jugran Bahuguna)
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Roadmap to Sustainable Cities (Roshni Sengupta)
Ecology
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The Dying Dal Lake (Faisul Yaseen)
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Death of the Chinar (Faisul Yaseen)
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Conservation in the South Garo Hills (Sanjay Sondhi)
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Back to the Roots (Rishu Nigam)
Water
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Yamuna Loses to the Games (Anuradha Dutt)
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The Ganga’s Last Stretch (Julian Crandall Hollick)
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Poisoning Punjab? (Jyotsna Singh)
Wildlife
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Fear Comes Full Circle in Kashmir (Faisul Yaseen)
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The Citizen vs Tiger Debate (Malini Shankar)
Tourism
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At Home in the Hills (Rakesh Agrawal)
Heritage
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Crumbling Heritage (Guy Noronha)
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Heritage in Danger (Arani Sinha)
Livelihood
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Jobs without Joy (Rakesh Agrawal)
Health
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Tainted Tales (Ramesh Menon)
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Stolen from within: Human Organ Trade in India (Roshni Sengupta)
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Tropical and Deadly (Guy Noronha)
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Lethal Leaves (Ritu Gupta)
Food Security
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Seeds of Success (Raju Gusain)
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Medak Springs Back to Life (R Akhileshwari)
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The Empty Bowl (Georgianne Nienaber)
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The Organic Option (Archana Pande)
Environment
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For Whom the Bells Toll (Anuradha Dutt)
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A Requiem for the Dongria Kandhs! (Subrat Kumar Sahu)
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The Footprint of an Election (Georgianne Nienaber)
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Nano: Small Wonder or Big Blunder? (Suparna Mukherji)
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Mahatma and the Environment (John S Moolakkattu)
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Voices from Ladakh: Through a Flood…Hope (Dilip D’Souza)
Women
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Humans on Sale (Sahana Ghosh)
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Women as Protectors of Biodiversity (Ramesh Menon)
Energy
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If Oil Runs Out…(Bhaskar Hazarika)
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Hydrogen Economy: A Pipedream or Reality? (Darryl D’Monte)