Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation

The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities

इनके बिना कैसे लड़ा जा सकता है कोरोना से युद्ध

देश के स्वास्थ्य कर्मचारी एवं डॉक्टर्स कोरोना वायरस से…

ये हैं कोरोना से लड़ने वाले गुमनाम योद्धा

कोरोनावायरस के खिलाफ लड़ाई में भारत के 1.5 करोड़ सामुदायि…

COVID-19: Uttarakhand wants to retain returning citizens

Uttarakhand is dealing with a migration problem for a long time.

COVID-19: No gloves or masks, Uttarakhand grapples with ailing healthcare system

Doctors claimed they were using their own gloves and masks; ASHA workers were instructed to buy masks and sanitisers on their own  

कोरोनावायरस: उत्तराखंड के भुतहा गांवों में भी लौटे प्रवासी

इन भुतहा हो चुके उत्तराखंड के गांवों में 564 लोगों के वापस…

COVID-19 spurs return of the natives to Uttarakhand ghost villages

Lockdown, loss of employment force migrants back

Antibiotic resistance: 'Some bacterial pathogens are resistant to all antibiotics'

Tobias Dörr, a microbiologist at Cornell University, New York, is researching on protecting beneficial microbes from antibiotics. He speaks …

Karela's sweet cousin, a delicacy in the hills

The little-known vegetable grows abundantly in Uttarakhand and people either eat the baby karela raw or cook it as a vegetable

Discarded solar panels can be used as building material

The usage of discarded solar panels in this manner will help to address the problem of solar photovoltaic waste

Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business

Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too

100 रुपए में एक किलो नमक बेचती है यह नमकवाली, विदेशों में भी है मांग

उत्तराखंड में खाये जाने वाले पीसी लून (नमक) की मांग तेजी �…

The flavoured salts of Uttarakhand

The age-old flavoured salts loaded with micronutrients are not only a healthy option, but can also tickle your taste buds

How a vegetable can tackle malnutrition in the hills

Gaithi, a tuber variety that grows in the hills of Uttarakhand, has both nutritive and medicinal properties

‘Climate change one of many reasons for Kerala’s receding groundwater table’

Anand Zacharias, development associate (water) with MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, talks about how open well recharge system is helping …

Kerala's Thrissur district is recharging 4.5 lakh wells

Inititated in 2008 to arrest fast depletion of groundwater, the community scheme received the Danish Water Air Food Award 2018 for offering …

‘Cashew Board will help procure raw cashew nut directly’

Rajesh R, Managing Director of Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society (CAPEX), talks about the problems with the Indian …

In 2 years, 80% cashew producing units closed in Kollam

Huge operational costs and unfriendly government policies led to the closure of the units; it also left 0.35 million people jobless, mostly women&…

Tourism industry hit as Uttarakhand HC ends night stays in meadows

Tour operators in the state plan to re-appeal against the court order

Popeye would like this spinach

Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock

‘We inform locals about the wildlife in their backyard’

Sanjay Gubbi, who recently set up a nature information centre in Karnataka, says this it’s the first such centre to disseminate information …

Exposure to LED lights could be harmful; scientists suggest a simple solution

In light of the harmful effects of radiations from LEDs, many manufacturers are taking a serious note and moving towards innovation

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एक अध्ययन के अनुसार आर्गेनोफास्फेट कीटनाशकों के लंबे स�…

A common class of insecticides puts farmers at high risk of diabetes

Long-term exposure to organophosphate insecticides puts the farming community at a higher risk of developing diabetes, shows a study

Sweet miracle

A cheap hand-held device that does multiple tests accurately and quickly could revolutionise diabetic treatment