Click the sick
Visual documentation of illnesses is integral to healthcare in the West but a rarity in India. Sayantan Bera charts the hows and whys of medical …
Clearing the clouds
Scientists are learning that the Indian monsoon is an integral part of the global ecosystem. The knowledge of these 'global teleconnections'…
Miracle man
Single-handedly, 62-year-old Shamjibhai Antala brings water to the arid lands of Saurashtra and reprieve to the villagers
Effective water management by a Kenyan farmer
In Kenya, where sixty per cent of all agriculturists are small farmers with less than 5 hectares (ha) of land, Peter Saku is an interesting case. …
Climate change affects world's lakes
By 2080, the world's lakes will experience a temperature change of up to 6.7c caused by greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by the uk-…
Stalagamite weather report
The result obtained from stalagamites -- supplemented by past temperature records, type of vegetation, data from the oceans such as the growth …
The mushroom of the royal
Nature has bestowed Kashmir with extraordinary climatic conditions and forest cover, apt for different mushroom varieties including gucchi (…
Kolkata's desi soft drink
The US beverage giants shell out billions to pop out punch-lines, and repackage Shah Rukh Khan to counter the repackaged Aamir Khan and vice-versa.…
Wellbeing in Venice
Venice isn't just canals and aristocrats. anupam mishra gets off a gondola and stumbles into well workmanship and rainwater use
Stand up again
The tsunami is a chance to rebuild self-reliance and governance of the Nicobar Islands. suresh babu returns from the islands to tell nitin …
Bitters for starters
A typical Bengali meal is eaten course by course. Kaushik Das Gupta shows how the tradition helps refine taste buds
Simply creative
General principles of architecture are imaginatively applied to create a green building in Gurgaon
Democracy or dependance
Will the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) be able to deliver on its promises?
The face of extinction
Species extinction is real, and not a scare. But the solutions conservationsists provide are simplistic and even more scary
Tracking India's wealth
India has come out with maps of its biodiversity-rich regions, one of the first countries to do so in the world. It was the fruit of a five-year …
In Troubled Waters
In coastal Kerala, rice cultivation is alternated with prawn farming. The method requires no fertilisers or pesticides. But many farmers in the …
Force the fish up
The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh
Silenced Springs
Glaciers retreat. Forests become denuded. Buildings come up where green meadows used to be. And across the Kashmir valley, the natural mountain …
Their Misery Continues
Post-tsunami relief workin Sri Lanka is bogged down by corruption, inefficiency and political machinations
Elusive bride price
ALOK GUPTA visits a Bihar village where people are building a road to get wives
Unjust and inaccurate?
Popular cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood, should be sensitive and truthful while portraying wild animals
Savage people
Human zoos were aids to anthropologists, scientists and racial theorists in 19th century
Night under a winter sky
As night falls in Delhi and mercury dips, Meeta Ahlawat ventures out with her camera to make a warm conversation with the homeless in the city. …
Barbarism to animals has a hoary pedigree
Through the centuries, human beings have tried to establish their dominance over animals, killing them for both food and sport. Even today, …
The black fever
While the nation's attention is focused on the caste killings in Jehanabad, a silent but deadlier killer is striking terror in Bihar. Kala-azar, …