Stage set for armageddon

Two wheat genes that confer absolute resistance to lethal Ug99 stem rust strain identified

Insensitive to sensitive zone

Centre declared a stretch from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi eco-sensitive. Why is Uttarakhand dragging its feet over implementing it?

Participation or takeover?

Private companies now dictate terms in Maharashtra’s agriculture sector. Punjab follows suit

‘Need balanced criteria to judge backwardness’

Following Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s campaign for special status for Bihar, a panel of six experts chosen by the Union Finance Ministry …

Armageddon

The fires in the Amazon forest show no signs of abating. Lax environmental laws have added fuel to them

Catastrophe!

A super cyclone has left Orissa shattered and blown away India's claims of managing itself during a natural disaster

Time for a facelift ?

A German company claims its silicon-based technology can restore the Taj Mahal to its past glory. But some experts doubt its effectiveness

Taj corridor project compromises heritage

Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities' mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six …

Monsoon of death

Every monsoon, Baba Raghav Das Medical College of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, witnesses hundreds of children dying of viral encephalitis or Acute …

Bead's eye view

Glass beads reveal ancient Indian Ocean trade networks

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Grains of culture

Why China lost out to Europe in industrialisation

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Taste of sting

Shalini Dhyani shares the many virtues of Himalayan giant nettle, called bichhu ghas

Microbes hold the key

Bacteria could play a crucial role in restoring fertile prairies in North America

Fighting fire with fire

Side effects of a drug can be subdued by using another

Power packed green

Leafy vegetable that is a great substitute for spinach

Mind your diet

Eating junk food in early years can cause mental problems later

Lac melts

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall hit lac production in India

Fatal formula

How infant formula leads to obesity in adulthood

Good catch, bad catch

What do efficient fishing gears mean to traditional fisherfolk?

Collectors turn entrepreneurs

A forest official helps tribals add value to forest produce and earn more

Rhinos in trouble

Poaching and encroachments threaten one-horned rhionos at Orang National Park

Crafted tales

Startups are connecting artisans to the urban consumer by providing them an online market to showcase their craft

Doing very nicely without IPRs

We need to re-imagine the role of the state in creating knowledge without intellectual property rights