MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION

Knowledge without power, and power bereft of knowledge. This, in sum, is the story of mismanagement of wildlife and protected forests in India. …

Keep on the grass

Alpine pastures are thriving despite policies to encourage grazing. But Himalayan pastures languish despite strong conservationist policies

Growing organic tea in northeast India is a difficult task

The lotus effect

Water doesn't stick to lotus leaves. Nature has given the plant a self-cleaning mechanism. Crack the science of it, and you have the formula for …

Disappearing Act

Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction

Traditional wisdom

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

Wings Of Change

Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life

Pine pressure

Pine culture has altered the Himalayan landscape with disastrous effect on its fragile ecology

Trouble at sea

From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused

Marx, technophilia and typhoons

Technological productivity cannot be blindly accepted without scrutinizing its impact on people and the planet

The butterfly effect

As India continues to lose its rich butterfly diversity at an alarming rate, a handful of individuals work towards creating newer habitats

Bitten by the betel

Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals …

OFFICIALLY BANKRUPT

June 30, 2004: The India Eco-Development Project -- a project meant to enhance the country's biodiversity and provide people living inside and …

Andhra salt-makers want recognition as farmers

Left to die

The double-humped Yarkandi camels in Ladakh are on the route to extinction after the closure of the 'silk route'

Struggle for existence

Large-scale habitat loss and massive encroachment of the forestland have escalated the instances of wildlife-human conflict in recent times

Bat Tracks

On the tracks of two Indian bat species: one found in abundance, the other most elusive

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

Outstanding grain

The aromatic enigma makes basmati a clear winner among grains. The lack of knowledge of what traditional basmati is and an inability to take …

Toda traditions in peril

Can this tribal community in the Nilgiris survive the concrete trappings of civilisation? Tarun Chhabra on the eco-friendly Todas

Forest fires - a trailblazer

Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities

Changing climes

Climate change is a very slow process, notoriously difficult to understand. Is it happening in India? Residents of some Himalayan towns, where …

Zooming in

A photographer tries to educate Delhi about how important is the Western Ghats to India

Growing fences

Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …

Burden of beast

Mounting economic pressures cast a dark shadow on the future of camels and their traditional breeders in Rajasthan