Consulting Editor, Down To Earth. She has been associated with the magazine since 2000 and has written extensively on health, science and food issues. She is a biologist by training and holds a PhD in Botany
UN reviews road safety plan
India struggles to clear its image of being the accident capital of the world
Memoirs of a plant
Plants remember their past. Dehydrate them to find out
Seize the freshness
Kerala self-help groups make medicinal oil, chutney powder from flesh of coconut
Locust repellents
The insect dislikes crops rich in nitrogen and proteins
Health hurts
Budgetary support offers little hope of meeting targets
Biodiversity buffer
It can protect dryland from withering due to climate change
Massive solar storm reaches Earth
No adverse effects but unleashed picturesque auroras
Ebb and flow of Kawasaki
Scientists say the spread of the mysterious disease may be linked to wind patterns
Delhi's new public health concern—Japanese encephalitis
Did pigs bring it?
Return of bird flu in India raises alarm
No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one
Autism caused by genes or environment?
Recent studies add weight to the environmental factor theory
Warming behind floods
Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall
Good for health, bad for fertility
Study shows antioxidants reduce ovulation in women
Don’t pee in pool
It reacts with disinfectants, can cause diseases including cancer
Blame gorillas, not chimps
Drug-resistant malaria traced back to gorilla
Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder
Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity
Trick and treat
How to make healthy food taste as good as junk food
Trick and treat
How to make healthy food taste as good as junk food
A perplexing water cycle
Agricultural areas get no rain, urban areas face water logging
Cooking stoves in carbon trade
Improved stoves will be standardized for fuel and emission efficiency