Campaign

A partial success

But escape clauses weaken radical decisions taken at the recent convention on biodiversity

What's cooking?

This is for starters

Data galore on Indian science and technology, not enough analysis says, Shobhit Mahajan

Unwrap the secret of health

Oriyas fight winters with a delicacy covered in turmeric leaves

Unravelling science for the lay person

NCSTC-Network, a voluntary organisation, links and helps smaller organisations working to demystify science for the masses and dispelling blind …

Checking population growth through the ages

The concept of family planning control dates back to the ancient Greeks. Though many scientific advances have been made in the field since then, …

Losing jobs in the jungle

Irula tribals are rich in the knowledge of traditional medicine. They used to catch snakes and practise herbal medicine for a living. Today they …

Mughal system stilll supplies water at zero cost

Mughal builders are known the world over for the Taj Mahal. But their water engineers built a supply system in 1615 that still provides water to …

Building up a dangerous trend

Last October's earthquake destroyed 20 per cent of Uttarkashi's houses. When the rubble had settled, it was found that the older, traditional …

Popular science

Traditional science and technologies are crucial to the everyday life of a large part of India. But will the traditions hold on?

Tribals become anthropologists

An academy that aims at converting tribals to anthropology; where the Bhils crossover from being mere objects of study to an active role in …

The Baigas and their weavers

The buzzword these days in Baigachak is the Baiga Mahapanchayat. It is an effort of Nai Disha, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Sijhora …

Fruit grain

Not par for the coarse

An heirloom in muslin

A bacterial strain that shaped BHARAT LAL SETH’s idea of hospitality

A spoonful of salt, butter

The Ladakhi way to beat the cold

Making sense of `Make in India'

Manufacturing needs to get a boost. But what to manufacture and how are two critical questions

The wisdom of the unlettered

The wood femine

Decline in supplies has badly affected many traditional crafts. Woodcarving in Saharanpur is one of them. Despite a revitalised export market, …

The spirit of the sanctuary

Sacred groves - tracts of virgin forests - are vestiges of an ancient practice in which people protected a forest to avoid the wrath of its …

Science of the Common people

A recent congress highlighted the relevance of people-oriented science and technology such as the management of water, forests and agriculture.

The other course

Traditional curative systems like ayurveda, homoeopathy, acupuncture... are being revived as alternative medicine. But in India and the Orient, …

How To Sell A Wonder Herb

There is arogyapacha. A rare herb with extraordinary medicinal properties. There is the Kani tribe of Kerala. It has preserved the herb and the …

Knowledge seeks power

The rights of indigenous communities, which have nurtured traditional systems of knowledge through the ages, will be discussed at length at …