‘Cashew Board will help procure raw cashew nut directly’

Rajesh R, Managing Director of Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society (CAPEX), talks about the problems with the Indian …

COVID-19: No gloves or masks, Uttarakhand grapples with ailing healthcare system

Doctors claimed they were using their own gloves and masks; ASHA workers were instructed to buy masks and sanitisers on their own  

100 रुपए में एक किलो नमक बेचती है यह नमकवाली, विदेशों में भी है मांग

उत्तराखंड में खाये जाने वाले पीसी लून (नमक) की मांग तेजी से बढ़ रही हैं। जो स्वाद के साथ-साथ औषधीय गुणों से भरपूर है।

‘We inform locals about the wildlife in their backyard’

Sanjay Gubbi, who recently set up a nature information centre in Karnataka, says this it’s the first such centre to disseminate information …

Exposure to LED lights could be harmful; scientists suggest a simple solution

In light of the harmful effects of radiations from LEDs, many manufacturers are taking a serious note and moving towards innovation

क्या उत्तराखंड के सीमावर्ती गांवों को 'जीवंत' बना पाएगा केंद्र का जीवंत ग्राम कार्यक्रम?

केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने सीमावर्ती गांवों के विकास के लिए जीवंत ग्राम कार्यक्रम यानी वाइब्रेंट विलेज प्रोग्राम की घोषणा की है, लेकिन ...

Kerala's Thrissur district is recharging 4.5 lakh wells

Inititated in 2008 to arrest fast depletion of groundwater, the community scheme received the Danish Water Air Food Award 2018 for offering …

जहर बुझी फुहारें!

एक अध्ययन के अनुसार आर्गेनोफास्फेट कीटनाशकों के लंबे समय तक संपर्क में रहने से किसानों में मधुमेह होने का जोखिम रहता है। ऐसे समय ...

Karela's sweet cousin, a delicacy in the hills

The little-known vegetable grows abundantly in Uttarakhand and people either eat the baby karela raw or cook it as a vegetable

ये हैं कोरोना से लड़ने वाले गुमनाम योद्धा

कोरोनावायरस के खिलाफ लड़ाई में भारत के 1.5 करोड़ सामुदायिक कार्यकर्ता अपने जीवन को दांव पर लगाकर बेहतरी के लिए जुटे हैं

Popeye would like this spinach

Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock

Sweet miracle

A cheap hand-held device that does multiple tests accurately and quickly could revolutionise diabetic treatment

क्या उत्तराखंड में लागू होगा सकल पर्यावरण उत्पाद, क्या होंगे फायदे

उत्तराखंड सकल पर्यावरण उत्पाद की गणना करने वाला पहला राज्य बन रहा है, इसकी मांग लंबे समय से की जा रही थी

इनके बिना कैसे लड़ा जा सकता है कोरोना से युद्ध

देश के स्वास्थ्य कर्मचारी एवं डॉक्टर्स कोरोना वायरस से सीधे-सीधे लड़ रहे हैं, लेकिन और भी बहुत से कार्यकर्ता हैं, जिनके बिना यह लड़ाई ...

The flavoured salts of Uttarakhand

The age-old flavoured salts loaded with micronutrients are not only a healthy option, but can also tickle your taste buds

Breakthrough in fuel cell

K T Jacob, Indian National Academy of Engineeringdistinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has devised a new type of …

Discarded solar panels can be used as building material

The usage of discarded solar panels in this manner will help to address the problem of solar photovoltaic waste

A common class of insecticides puts farmers at high risk of diabetes

Long-term exposure to organophosphate insecticides puts the farming community at a higher risk of developing diabetes, shows a study

How a vegetable can tackle malnutrition in the hills

Gaithi, a tuber variety that grows in the hills of Uttarakhand, has both nutritive and medicinal properties

Death, destruction deja vu: These photos show cloudbursts emergent pattern

Heavy rainfall in Dehradun's Raipur affects several villages; At least four deaths reported, heavy water flow damages bridges & roads

Lethal nanopowder

Researchers develop water-soluble carbon nanoparticles that arrest growth of mosquitoes beyond the larval stage

Solar push for Railways

Indian Railways can reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 239 tonnes per year per train by fixing solar panels atop coaches

Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation

The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities

‘Climate change one of many reasons for Kerala’s receding groundwater table’

Anand Zacharias, development associate (water) with MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, talks about how open well recharge system is helping …

In 2 years, 80% cashew producing units closed in Kollam

Huge operational costs and unfriendly government policies led to the closure of the units; it also left 0.35 million people jobless, mostly women&…