From 1992 - 2001 Archive of Down To Earth Articles

Down To Earth, a science and environment fortnightly published by the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, has long been writing about water harvesting issues right from 1992. Here is a list of all the articles with a link to the actual text whereever possible. The current Down To Earth issue can  also be viewed online. You can also go directly to the archives here.

Power trickles down
Binayak Das
Vol 10,  No 15  Date 31-Dec-01,Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Programme Plugged
Vol 10,  No 15  Date 31-Dec-01,Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Misdirected move
Ranjan Panada
Vol 10,  No 14  Date 15-Dec-01,Section:NEWS

With its mouth wide open
Vol 10,  No 14  Date 15-Dec-01,Section:STATISTICS

Pricing the precious
D N Panda
Vol 10,  No 14  Date 15-Dec-01,Section:CROSS CURRENTS

Experiencing water
Indira Khurana
Vol 10,  No 12  Date 15-Nov-01,Section:BOOK REVIEW

Joint participation made privatisation a success
Jim Downing & Binayak Das
Vol 10,  No 12  Date 15-Nov-01,Section:INTERVIEW

Fulfilling labour
Vol 10,  No 12  Date 15-Nov-01,Section:GRASS ROOTS

The water business
Vol 10,  No 12  Date 15-Nov-01,Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Flood plains of India
Vol 10,  No 11  Date 31-Oct-01,Section:STATISTICS

Deep impact shallow response
Neelam Singh & Manoj
Water guardians
Nitin Sethi
Vol 10,  No 11  Date 31-Oct-01,Section:ANALYSIS

Orissa : Tottering on tragedies
Vol 10,  No 10  Date 15-Oct-01,Section:ANALYSIS

Murli's musings
Vol 10,  No 10  Date 15-Oct-01,Section:LEADER

Action reaction
Vol 10,  No 9  Date 30-Sep-01,Section:SPECIAL REPORT

The truth of gains
Vol 10,  No 9  Date 30-Sep-01,Section:LEADER

Yet another attempt Watery problem
Vol 10,  No 7  Date 31-Aug-01,Section:FORTNIGHT

Rain catcher
Vol 10,  No 7  Date 31-Aug-01,Section:NEWS

The indissoluble connection
Deep Barayan Pandey
Vol 10,  No 6  Date 15-Aug-01,Section:CROSS CURRENTS

A water journey
Vol 10,  No 6  Date 15-Aug-01,Section:ANALYSIS

Changing lives
Binayak Das
Vol 10,  No 6  Date 15-Aug-01,Section:GRASS ROOTS

Arsenic threat in Bengal
Vol 10,  No 6  Date 15-Aug-01,Section:THE FORTNIGHT

Making waves
Vol 10,  No 6  Date 15-Aug-01,Section:LEADER

There is never enough water
Vol 10,  No 6  Date 15-Aug-01,Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Who owns the river?
Vol 10,  No 5  Date 31-Jul-01,Section:NEWS

Row over the Ruparel
Vol 10,  No 5  Date 31-Jul-01,Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Water warriors
Vol 10,  No 4  Date 15-Jul-01,Section:PROFILE

Need to save Goa's life lines by Fredrick Noronha
Vol 10,  No 3  Date 30-Jun-01,Section:CROSS CURRENTS

Detergents threaten Indias water bodies
Vol 10,  No 3  Date 30-Jun-01,Section:INTERVIEWS

More shocks
Vol 10,  No 3  Date 30-Jun-01,Section:NEWS

Spreading message
Vol 10,  No 3  Date 30-Jun-01,Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Drought of relief
Richard Mahapatra
Vol 10,  No 2 Date 15-Jun-01,Section: ANALYSIS

Sponsoring a scarcity
Vol 10,  No 2 Date 15-Jun-01,Section:NEWS

Water crisis
a study of Jabalpur by P K Shrivastava
A tribute to P R Mishra
Vol 9,  No 25 Date 31-May-01,Section:Grass roots

Neemi's water conference
Gopalkrishna
Vol 9,  No 25 Date 31-May-01,Section:Grass roots

Grain of truth
R V Singh
Vol 9,  No 24 Date 15-May-01,Section: ANALYSIS

Water riots
Vol 9,  No 24, Date 15-May-01,Section:NEWS

Taking the lead
Vol 9,  No 24, Date 15-May-01,Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Tanned order
Binayak Das
Vol 9,  No 23, Date 30-April-01,Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Confluence of thought
R Mahapatra
Vol 9,  No 22, Date 15-April-01,Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Rajasthan cries foul
No new laws
The myth of Kalahandi, Richard Mahapatra & Ranjan Panda
Vol 9,  No 21, Date 31-Mar-01,Section:THE FORTNIGHT

Water revolution
Binayak Das
Vol 9,  No 20, Date 15-Mar-01,Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Dirty and thirsty
Vol 9,  No 19, Date 28-Feb-01,Section:STATISTICS

Fishing in troubled  waters
Kazimuddin Ahmed
Vol 9,  No 18, Date 15-Feb-01,Section:GRASSROOTS

Fact or fiction
Indira Khurana
Vol 9,  No 17, Date 31-Jan-01, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

Till the last drop
Vol 9,  No 16, Date 15-Jan-01, Section:STATISTICS

Stories of rainwater harvesting from across the world
Vol 9,  No 15, Date 31-Dec-00, Section:BOOK REVIEWS

The verdicy and after
Vol 9,  No 13, Date 30-Nov-00, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

Managing a crisis
Vol 9,  No 13, Date 30-Nov-00, Section:SPECIAL

A decentralised system will lead to sustainable water use ; Vishwanath, S. Das, Binayak
Vol 9, Issue no.10, Date 15-Oct-00, Section:INTERVIEW

Follow up
Vol 9, Issue no.7, Date 31-Aug-00, Section:THE FORTNIGHT

A fighting chance ; Panwar, Jay Prakash
Vol 9, Issue no.6, Date 15-Aug-00, Section:GRASSROOTS

I am green by choice, not by chance ; Shanker, Amit, Dixit, Shiela
Vol 9, Issue no.5, Date 31-Jul-00, Section:INTERVIEW

Workshop by CSE
Vol 9, Issue no.4, Date 15-Jul-00, Section:THE FORTNIGHT

Chronicle of a journey foretold ; Chettri, Mridula
Vol 9, Issue no.2, Date 15-Jun-00, Section:SPECIAL REPORT

This drought is sponsored by govt. of India ; Agarwal, Anil
Vol 9, Issue no.2, Date 15-Jun-00, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

Clueless in drought
Vol 8, Issue no.24, Date 15-May-00, Section:LEADER

The turmoil beneath ; Satendra, Dr.
Vol 8, Issue no.24, Date 15-May-00, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

A belief in tradition
Vol 8, Issue no.23, Date 30-Apr-00, Section:COVER STORY

Saving water
Vol 8, Issue no.22, Date 15-Apr-00, Section:NEWS

Catching water where it falls ; Tiwari, Manish
Vol 8, Issue no.22, Date 15-Apr-00, Section:GRASSROOTS

A quiet revolution ; Mahapatra, Richard
Vol 8, Issue no.21, Date 31-Mar-00, Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Revive the Yamuna
Vol 8, Issue no.20, Date 15-Mar-00, Section:NEWS

Reviving nature ; Tiwari, Manish
Vol 8, Issue no.19, Date 29-Feb-00, Section:GRASSROOTS

River parliament ; Dasgupta, Kumkum
Vol 8, Issue no.19, Date 29-Feb-00, Section:GRASSROOTS

War over water
Vol 8, Issue no.17, Date 31-Jan-00, Section:LEADER

An open letter to the Prime Minister ; Agarwal, Anil
Vol 8, Issue no.16, Date 15-Jan-00, Section:LEADER

Standing the test of drought ; Tiwari, Manish
Vol 8, Issue no.16, Date 15-Jan-00, Section:ANALYSIS

A dream come true ; Ahmed, Kazimuddin
Vol 8, Issue no.16, Date 15-Jan-00, Section:GRASSROOTS

Campaign - water for slums
Vol 8, Issue no.13, Date 30-Nov-99, Section:GRASSROOTS

Moses of longleng
Vol 8, Issue no.12, Date 15-Nov-99, Section:GRASSROOTS

Miracle man ; Kashyap, Suverchala
Vol 8, Issue no.11, Date 31-Oct-99, Section:GRASSROOTS

The chauka magic
Vol 8, Issue no.9, Date 30-Sep-99, Section:RURAL TECHNOLOGY

Manna from heaven ; DasGupta, Kum kum, Khurana, Indira
V. S. , Saravanan
Vol 8, Issue no.6, Date 15-Aug-99, Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Charting a new course ; Mishra, Manoj
Vol 8, Issue no.6, Date 15-Aug-99, Section:GRASSROOTS

Every drop counts ; Varadan, K. M.
Vol 8, Issue no.3, Date 30-Jun-99, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

Differing perspectives
Vol 7, Issue no.23, Date 30-Apr-99, Section:REJOINDER

You are the government ; Agarwal, Anil
Vol 7, Issue no.20, Date 15-Mar-99, Section:EDITOR'S PAGE

Waters of life ; Mahapatra, Richard
Vol 7, Issue no.20, Date 15-Mar-99, Section:ANALYSIS

A water harvest ; Mahapatra, Richard
Vol 7, Issue no.16, Date 15-Jan-99, Section:TRADITIONS

A social force called water - Make water everybody's business ; Agarwal, Anil & Narain, Sunita
Vol 7, Issue no.10, Date 15-Oct-98, Section:ANALYSIS

A social force called water - The value of a raindrop ; Kumar, Anupama et Al
Vol 7, Issue no.10, Date 15-Oct-98, Section:ANALYSIS

Waterworks India
Vol 7, Issue no.10, Date 15-Oct-98, Section:PORTRAIT

River of joy
Vol 6, Issue no.20, Date 15-Mar-98, Section:GRASSROOTS

When the old gods died ; Agarwal, Anil
Vol 6, Issue no.18, Date 15-Feb-98, Section:ANALYSIS

In wonderland ; Mahapatra, Richard
Vol 6, Issue no.18, Date 15-Feb-98, Section:ANALYSIS

Where the water is ; Noronha, Frederick
Vol 6, Issue no.18, Date 15-Feb-98, Section:RURAL TECHNOLOGY

Resurrecting a tradition ; Sharma, C B S R
Vol 6, Issue no.11, Date 31-Oct-97, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

Campaign - Tapping our tradition
Vol 6, Issue no.7, Date 31-Aug-97, Section:GRASSROOTS

Living with nature ; Pandya, Yatin
Vol 6, Issue no.3, Date 30-Jun-97, Section:CROSSCURRENTS

Ancient wisdom : Traditional water harvesting systems : An ecological economics survey ; Barah, B. C.
Vol 6, Issue no.2, Date 15-Jun-97, Section:REVIEWS

Grandma's recipes
Vol 5, Issue no.23, Date 30-Apr-97, Section:LEADER

Home remedies
Vol 5, Issue no.23, Date 30-Apr-97, Section:ANALYSIS

Legacy of an empire ; Agarwal, Rakesh
Vol 5, Issue no.22, Date 15-Apr-97, Section:ANALYSIS

Water strongholds ; Pangare, Ganesh
Vol 5, Issue no.21, Date 31-Mar-97, Section:ANALYSIS

In custody ; Ramanathan, S
Vol 5, Issue no.21, Date 31-Mar-97, Section:ANALYSIS

Dying wisdom ; Agarwal, Anil
Vol 5, Issue no.20, Date 15-Mar-97, Section:ANALYSIS

Well worth it
Vol 5, Issue no.18, Date 15-Feb-97, Section:RURAL TECHNOLOGY

Water harvesting here is not a technique, but a culture ; Mishra, Anupam
Bhattacharya, Sinchita V.
Vol 4, Issue no.14, Date 15-Dec-95, Section:INTERVIEW

The malaise down south
Vol 4, Issue no.11, Date 31-Oct-95, Section:ANALYSIS

The forgotten waters of sanchi ; Anand, Rita
Vol 4, Issue no.1, Date 31-May-95, Section:SPECIAL REPORT

Water in the sand
Vol 4, Issue no.1, Date 31-May-95, Section:GRASSROOTS

Tanking up on water ; Iyer, Meera
Vol 3, Issue no.22, Date 15-Apr-95, Section:GRASSROOTS

Desert wellbeing
Vol 3, Issue no.22, Date 15-Apr-95, Section:SPOTLIGHT

Community enterprise Unlimited
Vol 2, Issue no.20, Date 15-Mar-94, Section:ANALYSIS

How to manage water
Vol 2, Issue no.16, Date 15-Jan-94, Section:ANALYSIS

A tradition that got washed away ; Kumar, Shailendra
Vol 2, Issue no.10, Date 15-Oct-93, Section:GRASSROOTS

Rural priorities must be set by villagers
Vol 2, Issue no.1, Date 31-May-93, Section:LEADER

How deserts can be converted into gardens
Vol 1, Issue no.19, Date 28-Feb-93, Section:TRADITIONS

Chittaur kept head above water in drought
Vol 1, Issue no.8, Date 15-Sep-92, Section:TRADITIONS

A praiseworthy decision
Vol 1, Issue no.5, Date 31-Jul-92, Section:LEADER

Weaving a common destiny ; Mitra, Amit
Vol 1, Issue no.3, Date 30-Jun-92, Section:GRASSROOTS