Former environment journalist, forest foods researcher and trainer
Maharashtra's insurance scheme for orchard owners draws angry protests
Too high a premium for too little cover
Maharashtra lost over 1,500 sq km forests in 30 years
Reason: development projects and encroachments
101 suicides in two months; is Marathwada the new Vidarbha?
Most suicides among orchard farmers, say observers
Maharashtra sets up panel to probe drop in mango prices
Government resolution says EU ban on Indian mango not the reason
Madhya Pradesh village protests for right to vote
There is no village, says collector
Fifty villages in Gadchiroli boycott polls, demanding forest rights
Separate Aheri district, basic facilities are other demands
Village gets community rights over forest submerged by dam
A portion of reservoir given for management and fishing
India’s SO2 emissions up by 71 per cent in 5 years, shows US study
'CPCB underestimating pollution from coal-fired thermal power plants'
Healing a tradition
A low-tech online network connects traditional healers and patients in Bhopal
Midday meal may be outsourced
Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching
A touch of powder
Maharashtrians spice up their simple meals with dry oilseed chutney
Silent invasion
The more fish are introduced in Vidarbha, the more it loses diversity
‘Phailin’s wind speed exceeds that of 1999 super cyclone’
Where India Met office differs from private forecasters
Can clay idols replace all PoP idols?
Sale of clay idols is on the rise, but switching completely to clay is not easy
Courts fail to give clear-cut answers
Courts fail to give clear-cut answers
Confusion prevails on who can ban PoP idols
Courts fail to give clear-cut answers
How Goa managed to ban PoP idols
State's carrot and stick policy makes ban effective