Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how

The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice

Will President Murmu protect tribal and women’s interests? Only time will tell

If the already prevalent impression of a PM being authoritarian increases and gains wider currency, a tribal woman as President may come across …

Tribal Education: How Bhils in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh set an example through ‘Jeevan Shala’

They established and have been running a number of schools in central India’s tribal areas for 30 years, despite government opposition

Should electoral ID data be linked to Aadhaar?

Correcting electoral rolls in a society like India’s has to be done the hard way — going door to door. Quick fixes and tech solutions …

North East India saw largest share of the country's tree cover loss : Study

Assam contributed over 14% to India’s overall decrease in forest area — the highest for any state

Bad weather ahead for Bay of Bengal, but how bad will it get?

The flip-flops over a new system brewing to India’s east show that our best climate models are playing catch up with weather systems in a …

COVID-19 warriors: How Assam’s Mishings brought agroforestry back into practice

A village in Assam escapes unemployment and food scarcity by reviving an ancient food forestry practice

COVID-19 will be a roadblock to solar power in India

The lockdown caused by the pandemic will make it difficult for the country to meet its solar power targets

COVID-19: At least 427 million people go into lockdown in India

No community transmission but national lockdown most essential, says ICMR director-general  

40% of Odisha to be under lockdown for a week

Five districts and eight cities of the state will be under lockdown between March 22 and 27, 2020

COVID-19 hits Bihar’s Buddhist tourist circuit

Steep drop in tourist footfalls from Asian Buddhist countries registered due to panic over virus

India bats for safekeeping elephant habitats, but is it ready itself?

India proposes putting Asian / Indian elephants in Appendix I of CMS CoP 13 in Gandhinagar

IISF 2019: Experts talk about science through mass communication and research

While one event was about mass communication tools to take science to the masses, the other talked about how budding Indian science researchers …

Guess what's helping Indian coffee: Blockchain

It took two seasons, but farmers have taken to Coffee Board of India’s blockchain-based portal 

Milk in India is certainly not as safe as the food regulator claims

The recent report released by FSSAI about its milk survey shows many glaring discrepancies

Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa

Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away

Who let the dogs out?

There is only one solution to dealing with the problem of India’s stray dog populations, dog bites and rabies: Implementation of WHO …

Simply Put: The COVID-19 prism

COVID-19 outbreak brings attention back to informal sector

Over 90% of the country’s total workforce is in the informal sector

Delhi’s Mayur Vihar received heavy rain in just three hours — here is why  

Heavy rainfall in a short span common in the national capital for the last couple of years, says IMD’s regional head  

IISF 2023: The India International Science Festival begins in Bhopal

The theme of the four-day festival is Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology, and Innovation.  

A monsoon without rains in week since official declaration

It has been 11 days since the official onset of the monsoon but the rains have not yet arrived as expected

Dry March: Is India looking at deficient pre-monsoon rain in 2022

Rainfall activity started late over North East; no western disturbances over northwest, hence no rain there, says IMD

Cyclone Gulab: Landfall process starts

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik keeping close watch on situation; over 20,000 people evacuated from areas in Gulab’s path

Could forest loss have triggered the COVID-19 pandemic?

Scientific evidence shows that the felling of tropical forests creates ideal conditions for the spread of diseases