The scientist as a babu

Rising power of the knowledge commons

By ending ownership of ideas we can banish ignorance and change human history

The Avon lady lifts our biodiversity

Loopholes in the Biological Diversity Act being used to export India’s genetic material

Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …

YAWN!

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

Rice at risk

Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …

A journey called change

Their struggle for survival and progress has shaped the understanding of environmentalism both at the national and global levels and influenced …

ICAR chases patents for pickle

The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented

Resort to heritage

Bangladesh is betting big on its traditional form of farming: floating gardens. Can it help climate-proof the country?

Climate studies, the Indian way

At climate meet researchers present studies on subjects unique to Indian context

Science and Environment - Briefs

Contaminating millets

There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs

Don't need subsidies, give us the right price

For most Indians, Mahendra Singh Tikait is the man who brought Delhi to its knees in 1988 with a rally that brought the national capital face to …

Letters

Big step for biocultural rights

The Nagoya Protocol promotes community stewardship of genetic resources. India needs to foster this

Wherever they may roam

Discovering new bird and animal species just became easier

Women in Odisha village take charge to fast track community forest rights

This isn’t the first time women have come together to not only protect forests, but also voice their demand for recognition of the Forest …

Sunita Narain talks about good food

Food is becoming sterile and processed, says Sunita Narain at the launch of the First Food: Culture of Taste, a Down To Earth publication

Saving rice

Rice is at the heart of a fierce strategy debate as the country prepares to launch the second Green Revolution in the eastern states. …

Letters

No monkey business, this

Monkeys are more knowledgeable than humans about the medicinal value ofplants

Organic thread

Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …

How to increase earning from fisheries

Team from from Tripara's College of Fisheries show the way

A political drought

Letters