Crops losing protein

Centre-state collusion

Why political justice is ignored in countering Naxalism in Chhattisgarh

Junk stops here

Meet bureaucrat Yishey D Yongda, determined to turn Sikkim into a zero-waste zone

Fruity delight

Pomelo not only makes tasty salads, but also has antioxidants that fight cancer

Dire straits

Global warming will have bigger impact on oceans than thought

Dark shades of art

Galleries>> Corruption • UK/Tajikstan

WHO’s to blame?

Are malnutrition figures in India exaggerated? Experts debate the WHO formula

Cool bug

Dung beetles keep methane from cattle in check

Twist in tale

Human foot is as flexible as that of great apes

Bad blood

By 2050, half a million kids would be born with sickle cell anaemia

English distress

Language>> Litigation • Japan

Caught in the web

A study shows how inclusion of parasites alters food webs

Enough of noise

PHONE APP>> BIRDS • The UK

Trial becomes comic

COMIC>> BRADLEY MANNING • USA

Lethal messenger

El Niño brings deadly disease to South America

Weaving trouble

Kashmir's handmade pashmina shawls have long been threatened by power looms outside the state. The problem has now spread within

Goodness of the unpolished

The popularity of polished white rice has killed the red and black varieties that have medicinal properties. A few Tamil Nadu farmers are …

High on nectar

Demand for neera, the fresh sap of young coconut flowers, is rising with advances in food preservation technologies. It's time Kerala stopped …

Bee sure to yield fruit

It is established that bee-keeping increases fruit productivity, but can the practice become successful in urban India?

Digging their Destinies

Villages in arid areas of Vidarbha and Marathwada fight back drought by reviving natural depressions along stream beds

Medical tests: How necessary?

Doctors are increasingly prescribing tests to arrive at a diagnosis. Has this benefited medical practice or patients? Four experts debate

Sacred assault

High stress levels are affecting the reproductive health of endangered Asian elephants in captivity, says study

Invasive ‘aliens’

Lantana camara is growing unchecked in Western Ghats, threatening the biodiversity hot spot

Butter fruit

Shalini Dhyani explores the forgotten virtues of mahua fruit and seed oil

Millionaire mukhiyas

Money pumped in development schemes in Bihar is giving rise to a new breed of village heads, flush with money and flexing muscles