A mythical tragedy

At the root of the tragedy of commons lies not the inherent selfishness of people, but the imposition of practices and projects alien to the …

Potters’ wisdom for last journey

Agents Of Change, Animal Dung, Bihar, Scientists, Forest Conservation, Traditional Knowledge

Beris to the rescue

Revival of rainwater harvesting structures quenches the thirst of a Thar village

Tried and tested

Traditional medical and agricultural practices, usually dismissed as unscientific, are regaining favour, with some help from Honeybee -- a …

Home remedies

Indigenous is the byword in the water harvesting techniques followed in India's northeast. In Meghalaya, an intricate network of bamboo pipes is …

Legacy of an empire

Encouraged by their ninth century benevolent rulers, Gond landlords and villagers had set up an intricate and immensely useful network of …

River Parliament

Cooking with kokum

Spice, fruit juice and now weight watchers' manna

Savour the lingra

Builder of bridges across troubled waters

A date with the palm

Savvy Soumya Misra spends a day with Mahoba’s palm collectors to find out why a card touches a raw chord amongst them

Little boxes of herbs

SUMANA NARAYANAN finds a 125-year-old shop selling herbal medicines in the lanes of Chennai

Variety comes home

Snack, curry or soup, be spoilt for choice with the nutritious vadiyaan

Old is gold

Why we need to listen to hunters

Biologists have often used the hunter's knowledge for wildlife studies. But strict laws have silenced their voice

A touch of poison

Amrita Singh discovers culinary versatility of a potentially poisonous weed

Weed on my plate

Tribals of central India vouch for the taste and health benefits of neglected wild vegetables

Bite into bitters

Maharashtra tribals’ way of warding off monsoon maladies

Curing our medical vision

Digital medical library

Herbal remedies

A new venture makes a foray into the world herbal market

Ayurvedic cure

A proposal to set up ayurvedic centres in hospitals across the country to treat cancer patients is on the anvil

Growing killer

As the menace of AIDS spreads in India, there is an interest in traditional cures

Trends in high places

Traditional timber-and-slate houses vs a neo-concrete nightmare in a Himachal village

Deschooling farmers