Extinguished!

Conventional politics breaks up the fiery spirit of an ideal self-sustaining forest community

Hellfires in the hills

Pauri Garwhal became ghost territory as villagers and the forest department virtually ignored unprecedented forest fires

More money, no work

The ministry of environment is lambasted by a parliamentary committee for not knowing what it needs and asking for funds it never gets to use -- …

Air is foul, where foul is fair

The forest fires and the consequent choking smog over Southeast Asia have proven over the last two months that the economic and industrial …

Forests of fire

The prolonged dry spell and the history of forest fires were clear warnings that went unheeded. And thousands of hectares of forests were charred …

Forests under fire

We need not burn forests to get good fodder for cattle. Our lands are rich with green grass without the fires

A delicious affair

During a trekking trip to the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, Chandra Prakash Kala discovers the succulent kafal fruit, which has found its way …

Pine pressure

Pine culture has altered the Himalayan landscape with disastrous effect on its fragile ecology

The butterfly effect

As India continues to lose its rich butterfly diversity at an alarming rate, a handful of individuals work towards creating newer habitats

Forest fires - a trailblazer

Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities

Beating the drought

How some villages stayed afloat even as neighbouring lands parched

Let the wind chase fire

Soligas of BR Hills say litter fire is the only way to salvage the sanctuary

No return of the native

System error

The death of India's cancer control programme and the rise of cancers

Classified ?

The data is rudimentary. The analysis is poor. And is kept secret

Forest war

Naxalism started as a movement against land alienation. Today it has become a popular movement against natural resource alienation, …

Bamboo rising

Five years after it was implemented, the Forest Rights Act finally takes root. Communities across the country rush to claim rights over forests …

What the blazes!

Is it the hand of God, or the soiled hand of man? The buck is being passed even as flames stretching hundreds and hundreds of kilometres …

Banking on variety

Himachal villagers resist pine monoculture, reclaim forests for fodder

Warning from Leh

Leh cloudburst is unusual, say scientists. Such extreme events are rising. What’s wrong?

Water wise in Uttarakhand

Scientific implementation of developmental programmes is needed for the optimal utilisation of water resources

Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

Law of no returns

Kings of forests

The control of Naxalites over forests is total and overwhelming

Picture imperfect

Aerosol research is still in its infancy. Further studies will reveal the definitive long-term impact of these tiny particles