Deschooling farmers

Body ache? Try green dosa

A creeper found in south India is an answer to several common ailments, says Sumana Narayanan

Bundled in a sacred basket

Tribal farmers in Jharkhand use mora made of rice straw to store grains

Forgotten healers

Traditional medicine system has time and again proved its worth. Then why the cold shoulder?

Water strongholds

Chittor and Ranthambhore. Proud traditions of valour, chivalry and patriotism are complemented by one of common sense in the storage and use of …

Making science of mumbo-jumbo

Scientists compile India's ethnic knowledge. They find a veritable gold-mine

Moses of Longleng

How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast

Traditional wisdom

Researchers in Gujarat use rural expertise to predict weather when modern methods fail to make accurate forecast

Home remedies

Right from the backyard

Written word protects

Registers can help preserve the traditional knowledge of India's healers

Jaisalmer's architectural wonders beat the heat

Pink of health

A Garhwali radish, small and round and pink, is just what the doctor ordered

Safeguarding ancient wisdom

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is a useful weapon against wrongful patent

A fruit for all seasons

Wild mango is not just part of the daily diet of tribal people in Odisha, it also helps them survive the lean season

Flower of wellness

Medicinal properties of endangered dhawai phool are recognised in Ayurveda and modern medicine

Eat it bland, eat it pickled

Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect

Reviving proven ways of resource management

The state's attempts to stop environmental degradation in Bariadi district failed because they ignored the traditional knowledge of the people.

Lessons from the colonial past

Twenty-two years ago, the publication of a book, Indian Science and Technology in the 18th Century, by an unknown Gandhian, DHARAMPAL, took the …

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Money at last

The Kani tribals finally get their dues

Banking on water

The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources

Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000

Amid private companies' high-tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management

Ethically sound

Dialogues of identity

US rejects developing nations proposal on TRIPS

Rejects TRIPS amendment