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 …