This site integrates the writings and work of D.V.Sridharan.
It all began with goodnewsindia.com, which is no longer updated. But all the old stories are still there. Click logo alongside
Why is GoodNewsIndia no longer updated and how did that work lead to pointReturn? Click here to find out.
Karpagam and Sriram are long-term volunteers at pointReturn. Sriram updates his blog frequently and reports more directly than I do here. You will also enjoy reading of their other concerns. Click here.
The following quote will illustrate the price extracted by the Green Revolution and point to where we are headed if we persisted with the current mode of agriculture:
"Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimeters (1 foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers concluded the loss is almost entirely due to human activity.
"More than 108 cubic kilometers (26 cubic miles) of groundwater disappeared from aquifers in areas of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and the nation's capitol territory of Delhi, between 2002 and 2008. This is enough water to fill Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the United States, three times." Story here