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For centuries, the Dutch have been trying to keep their heads over water by barricading out the sea and the rivers. But there comes a point when the environment has to be considered when reclaiming land and strengthening dykes

THE history of water management in the Netherlands is remarkable for the technological feats down the ages, till as late as the '90s. But there is another story that geography books always ignored.

The plan to rehabilitate the victims of the devastating earthquake that shook Latur last year ignores the needs of the villagers and introduces alien construction techniques

A petroleum product factory continues to chug out its poison, despite a decade of protests and official ire

The insensitivity of the state government in implementing the rehabilitation programme will create chaos in the lives of the villagers

A programme to provide education to the nomadic Gujjars is showing encouraging results and also checking their exploitation

The short term vagaries of electoral politics forces the leading architect in Latur's rehabilitation to throw in his towel

Killari was once renowned for its champion bulls, till disaster befell it

Planners in the ancient city of Dholavira had conceptualised an amazing system of drains, dams and tanks to manage water. To conserve every drop of water, they carefully considered everything, from site selection to extra strong city walls and even air du