Cost of inaccuracy
Water in a sieve
Don’t confine global resources to national boundaries
So long, Suvin
The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing
Rice from dry river
Farmers in an arid Andhra Pradesh district revive traditional irrigation system to tide over drought
Pitfalls of a uniform food regime
In face of drought and rising food prices, attention shifts to local diet and food diversity
A treasure too good to lose
Mexicans are fighting hard to save their traditional maize from the onslaught of GM hybrids and US exports
Growing fences
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …
Fixing old houses on Himalaya
German architect Andre Alexander has been restoring old buildings in the Tibetan capital Lhasa for 15 years now. Over the past few years he has …
Barriers under pestle
There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use
Goa's disappearing khazan farms dying a slow death
History and our notions of ideal and modern
Out of favour
Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction
Springing back to life
Two villages in Uttarakhand take lessons in hydrogeology to revive dry springs, end water conflict
Japanese biopiracy of our Ballia barley
Japan’s Sapporo brewery patents Indian barley gene without giving benefit to farmers
The wisdom of indigenous healers
Medicinal Plants of India - Vols I & II S K Jain and Robert A DeFillips Publisher: Reference Publications Price: US $94.95
URBAN WATER HARVESTING SINGAPORE
Rain in a concrete jungle Short of water, Singapore harvests the rain that falls on most of its land despite industrialisation. The city has …
Holding water
The EK Panch Ek Talaab movement has ushered in a new era for the people of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol and Mandsaur districts
RURAL WATER HARVESTING MADHYA PRADESH
1 + 1 = 11 People have responded overwhelmingly with money and voluntary labour to a government call to renovate water harvesting structures. …
Where are the tapovans?
Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese …
Healthy kya?
Why are companies across all product categories 'nutracising' their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market -- growing by the day -- for health …
Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings
Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights
Mountains of Sanjeevani
The Uttarakhand government's initiative to spend Rs 25 crore on an elusive mythical herb should trigger a wider quest to identify, document and …
Kolkata artist’s project aims to inculcate environmental awareness in rural areas
It aims to make people question popular notions of development at the cost of the environment
Soybean expressions
The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes
Colours of Nature
An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants