Icy hot destination

What's a non-scientific visit to Antarctica like? Uncommon privilege, says urmi popat

Relish it

Staying healthy is not a daunting task if one regularly eats neem dishes

Sound vision

Computer simulations to map noise pollution

The cactus and its uses

Cacti are prickly, and pleasing. Extremely ungainly, they flourish in arid conditions where no plant will survive. Succulent inside, their thick …

The Urban Dwellers (Rights to Forest Lands and Resources) Bill 2005

Look, oil

About 10,000 people scan drains in Delhi's industrial areas: a vital but neglected work force

Just bend it

Pollution under control tests for diesel vehicles are a big farce

The 4th estate pushes its limits

Malayala Manorama's water conservation campaign solves water woes of drought-plagued Keralities

Athens's fall

Typhoid could have caused the fall of the powerful city state during the Peloponnesian wars, says a new study

Unhealthy option?

Queries galore on health privatisation

TRPs influence television content

Who's Environment Day?

"All idiot farmers commit suicide"

Shubhranshu Choudhary finds out why farmers’ suicide is such a touchy subject in Chhattisgarh

An output called research

Shell life

Himachal farmers discover pearls in their backyard ponds

Mango tree insurance

Orchards shelter Dharhara’s daughters from discrimination

They write the wrongs

Daughters of sex workers run a magazine to tell their mothers’ stories  

Crusaders of science

A conference for the common good the mainstream media ignored

Food - Sangri for the soul

A quintessentially Rajasthani protein-rich desert dish

Polio - alive and kicking

The polio virus is possibly the most innocuous virus that affects humans. The improvement of sanitation standards across the world has meant …

Saving Buddha's tree

Located on the banks of river Niranjana in Bodhgaya, south Bihar, the holy mahabodhi tree under which Buddha sat and meditated is infested with …

Bullock cart in its new avatar

Ideal for carrying agricultural produce and transport in rural areas

Beyond its curricula

A school for the hearing impaired sets an example in using alternate energy

Guns and poses

The Tripura government's plan to secure development for tribals

The Maoists mean business

So does government, in a rush for profits from a medicinal herb