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. Key Features: Unique collection of articles on development and underdevelopment from India and abroad - Contributions by well known journalists and environmentalists - Inspirational stories of struggle, survival, and hope - Immensely readable and informative Contents: Sustainable Development Is Sustainable Development an Oxymoron? ( R K Pachauri) Lessons from Akkarbaid ( Dilip D Souza) Can Global Poverty be Eradicated? ( Leena Srivastava) Rural India Shining ( Roshni Sengupta and Sucharita Sengupta) Dignity Regained ( Sushmita Malaviya) Is Development Passé? ( Darryl D Monte) Growing Cotton Naturally ( Nitin Jugran Bahuguna) Roadmap to Sustainable Cities ( Roshni Sengupta) Ecology The Dying Dal Lake ( Faisul Yaseen) Death of the Chinar ( Faisul Yaseen) Conservation in the South Garo Hills ( Sanjay Sondhi) Back to the Roots ( Rishu Nigam) Water Yamuna Loses to the Games ( Anuradha Dutt) The Ganga s Last Stretch ( Julian Crandall Hollick) Poisoning Punjab? ( Jyotsna Singh) Wildlife Fear Comes Full Circle in Kashmir ( Faisul Yaseen) The Citizen vs Tiger Debate ( Malini Shankar) Tourism At Home in the Hills ( Rakesh Agrawal) Heritage Crumbling Heritage ( Guy Noronha) Heritage in Danger ( Arani Sinha) Livelihood Jobs without Joy ( Rakesh Agrawal) Health Tainted Tales ( Ramesh Menon) Stolen from within: Human Organ Trade in India ( Roshni Sengupta) Tropical and Deadly ( Guy Noronha) Lethal Leaves ( Ritu Gupta) Food Security Seeds of Success ( Raju Gusain) Medak Springs Back to Life ( R Akhileshwari) The Empty Bowl ( Georgianne Nienaber) The Organic Option ( Archana Pande) Environment For Whom the Bells Toll ( Anuradha Dutt) A Requiem for the Dongria Kandhs! ( Subrat Kumar Sahu) The Footprint of an Election ( Georgianne Nienaber) Nano: Small Wonder or Big Blunder? ( Suparna Mukherji) Mahatma and the Environment ( John S Moolakkattu) Voices from Ladakh: Through a Flood...Hope ( Dilip D Souza) Women Humans on Sale ( Sahana Ghosh) Women as Protectors of Biodiversity ( Ramesh Menon) Energy If Oil Runs Out...( Bhaskar Hazarika) Hydrogen Economy: A Pipedream or Reality? ( Darryl D Monte)