India

This working paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute seeks to understand household cooking practices and the decisions that are made about energy options. The aim is to show the way for the communities to use clean energy.

Residents of Delhi have been protesting against privatisation of water atleast since 2005.

Issue of Commons and institutional arrangements:

In this video, Subhash Palekar discusses the findings of his research over the last eight years on the quality of soil and explains that the soil is naturally full of nutrients for plants, which is why trees grow and produce fruits and flowers in forests under natural surroundings without addition of chemical or even the organic fertilis

The video by  WaterAid, India points at the lack of awareness, planning and the poor water management practices in the country that have led to this situation by highlighting that even though the rainfall in India is in surplus with 1170 mm of rainfall every year, we continue to face scarcity of water every year.

This working paper by Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) discusses the trends and patterns in agricultural growth at the national and sub-national levels in India.

This policy paper by National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research sheds light on use of bio energy as an alternative to fossil fuels.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

While the whole globe is enjoying its fishy favorites, very few are taking into account that there’s something else lurking in the water: Garbage.