'The forest mafia is very powerful'

AJAY S RAWAT spent six months in the Indo-Nepal terais to trace the methods of timber smugglers

Another Chernobyl

Computer Virus>> Nuclear Energy • Iran

Algae with a taste for carbon dioxide

NTPC considering pilot project in Visakhapatnam

Threat of invasive alien species is increasing worldwide: International study

Urgent action is required to prevent, detect and control invaders at both local and global levels, say authors

Urban gardening: in conversation with Kapil Mandawewala

Urban gardening, the idea of growing your own vegetables, fruits, greens or even indoor air-purifying plants, is the new booming scene in Indian …

And justice for all

A stay order issued in public interest by a court must outweigh the public interest of completing a project in time

Gulp it down the cool way

Thambli, a decoction of herbs, and a soothing drink

Forest medicines

New drug for cancer

PATENT TROUBLES

Yar Tsa Gumba

A miraculous mushroom, over-exploited, is on the brink of extinction

Cheaper remedy

Satellite mapping of flora hotspots

Sea buckthorn leaves can cure liver ailments

Pickle, tea and a spice

Weeds of fortune

The real magic beans

Drumstick seeds can clarify water up to 99.5 per cent

Roots

Worldwide, traditional medicinal systems are in the process of being modernised. Besides health care and conservation of medicinal plants, the …

Why we must conserve the world’s seagrasses

Protection and restoration of seagrasses can play a significant role in mitigating climate change

Plants can absorb plastic as well, finds study

Plant accumulation of nanoplastics can have direct ecological effects and implications for agricultural sustainability and food safety, say …

Europe keeping dirty fuels alive; will spend $68 billion in hidden subsidies by 2040

Spain, Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the UK are making the biggest spending for subsidising fossil fuels

Nothing goes waste

The biological method of hospital waste management, which helps reclaim degraded land and cultivate medicinal plants, may be the best alternative …

The Himalayan herb grower

Arun Kumar Badoni has taken upon himself the task of conserving medicinal and aromatic plants in the Garhwal Himalaya

Charaka and Sushruta reborn

Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises

MoEF&CC slows down wheels in motion for biomass co-firing in coal-based thermal power plants

Less than 1% coal replaced by biomass co-firing in Delhi-NCR, intense demand and supply gap, finds study by CSE