Miracles and methods

I once saw a miracle. It was near a ragged wall of broken rocks near Udaipur. One side of the wall had patches of yellowing grass, not taller …

Grass is greener

Growing grass in the desert of Rajasthan would improve the economy

Grasses aren't meant for cows alone

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Reviving the Tharparker cattle breed

An NGO in Barmer has launched Tharparker animal breed improvement programmes in Minjrad and another village in the district. Two pure Tharparker …

Fuelling a revolution

"Elephant grass" can be a potential source of power

High-yield variety

Bamboo is key to rural growth

Powered by grass

First Indian study on species discovery pattern

Microbes hold the key

Bacteria could play a crucial role in restoring fertile prairies in North America

Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

Researchers engineer landmass to treat sewage in wastewater

Clean and grassy

Contaminated soil can be remedied by planting ryegrasses

Vanishing grasslands

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Grassroots victory

FRA emboldens tribals in Dudhwa to demand control over grass

Hunters turn protectors

Traditional hunters Phase Pardhis are part of an initiative to save critically endangered lesser floricans

Keep on the grass

Alpine pastures are thriving despite policies to encourage grazing. But Himalayan pastures languish despite strong conservationist policies

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Invasive weeds threaten Nigeria

Freeing bamboo from the state

A recent notification making bamboo a minor forest produce can only be the first step

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Jairam Ramesh withdraws guidelines violating FRA

Fresh guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat to be prepared in consultation with Tribal Affairs ministry

No consensus on FRA review

Top forest officials and National Forest Rights Act Committee engage in a war of words

The big idea for change: bamboo as grass

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