Finally, community forest rights

Tribals of BR Hills can now manage resources in Karnataka reserve

Printers' devil

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the relocation of Sanganer's polluting dyeing and printing units within a year. Failure …

Chayawanprash, an ayurvedic tonic has artificial sweetner

Disclosure-shy industry

Pharma and biotech firms are lobbying hard to block disclosure of origin of genetic material used in inventions, but they also raise thorny issues

India has a living tradition of healthy food

Our country has the opportunity to be different in its food journey. With our ancient wisdom, we can prevent McDonaldisation of food

New leaked chapter of Asia trade deal shows RCEP will undercut farmers’ control over seeds

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership threatens to increase corporate power in member countries, leaving ordinary people with little rights

Why Nairobi must spread the right food message in an unhealthy environment

Residents in Nairobi's urban slums are opting for fast food rather than healthy alternatives, which is increasing their risk of …

India opposes patent application by British company

Earlier, an attempt by Colgate-Palmolive to use patent on a mouthwash was also foiled

Time for climate lesson

A Nepal school that imparts practical knowledge to farmers

Fishery degradation in Pakistan: A poverty-environment nexus?

The number of fishing vessels in Pakistani coastal waters has been steadily increasing but the fish catches steadily decreasing. Press reports …

A home-grown drought

Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food …

In Short

Reclaiming Simple Clod

More and more loss

More and more water

More yield per hectare

More and more urea

Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue

Shark in a soup

The fish, high in demand for its fin, is dwindling in the Indian waters. Will a mere ban on finning protect it?

'Permaculture can feed the world'

A permaculturist who believes that hunger is more about distribution and quality of food than quantity and production, Malvikaa Solanki says …

Meet the Kerala farmer who preserves genetic diversity of rice

He received the National Plant Genome Saviour Award for his efforts towards conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds

Agricultural biotechnolgies a boon for family farmers, say experts

A range of biotechnologies can help bring about high yields, improve nutrition quality and add value to the productivity of crops, livestock,…

Conference on ‘slow food’ kicks off in Meghalaya

Speakers insist on the importance of reflecting on evolving food and agro ecological issues of indigenous people

Food for nutrition, nature & livelihood

What societies eat reflects their position on the modernity trajectory

The myth of green building

Field day

India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates