Khobarvel tea

Hobson's choice

The Uttar Pradesh government's proposal to shift the Lucknow zoo stirs a hornet's nest

Grounded!

A new rule in Lucknow keeps vehicles off the roads unless certified as pollution-free

Fossil find

Scientists find the oldest life form in Indian geological history

Autumn for neem

Insects that cause defoliation put neem trees at risk

Tiger alert

Lost keys of livelihood: Locksmiths a vanishing tribe in Lucknow’s Aminabad

A shift in lifestyles, COVID-19 pandemic has changed the game for Aminabad’s locksmiths. Most say they do not want their children …

Pluck and dry

Herbarium trip shows climate change not the only threat

Herbal cure for stones

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Power to pollute

More power will mean more pollution, say participants at a recently-held seminar in Lucknow

Sunday warriors

Residents of Lucknow have taken up the task of cleaning the river Gomti

Lucknow’s waterbodies perish at the hands of unregulated construction

Land records of Lucknow Nagar Nigam state the city has 964 tanks and ponds, a majority of which are unidentifiable due to reclamation

Brahmi brouhaha

The memory-boosting effects of a Brahmi -based drug in humans is yet to be fully ascertained

Paying the price

Uttar Pradesh forest officials slap a hefty fine on poachers

This is a good bioenhancer

Drumstick molecule increases absorption of drugs

Grow your vegetables

Amol Kalan Paschim, a nutrition-secure village

The herbal coming!

An Indian research institute has developed a herbal insecticide and a neem-based insect repellent

Monument to hunger

The 1784 famine of Lucknow region and a nawab's philanthropic gesture gave us a magnificent monument

Using urea

40 km for Rs 5

Indian scientists design a bike engine that runs on air

These three state capitals have air quality as bad as Delhi

In the past eight days, Lucknow, Kolkata and Patna have recorded poor or very poor air quality levels

COVID-19 toll: UP government may be undercounting its dead

Down to Earth visits an electric crematorium in Lucknow to uncover discrepancies in figures 

Drug booster

Anti-fungal medicine can make malaria drugs deadlier

Fruits of science

An Indian research institute is in the process of developing a banana variety with a longer shelf-life