MasterChef in trouble

TV Show>> Fishing • UK

A dig at scientists

Daily Mail/BBC>> Science Show • The UK

Two bullies

APPS>>Spying ÔÇó US/UK

A land of their own

Society thinks women do not want to own land. That’s where it is wrong

Beyond techno fixes

Vulnerable people can be agents of change, not mere recipients of assistance

Sweet and sticky

Easy-to-digest saathi rice is a good choice for making kheer and khichdi

Midday meal may be outsourced

Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching

Noteworthy

Santhal trio pulls right strings to keep alive a dying tradition

Fatal fever spreads to cities

Scrub typhus fever is fast spreading from rural areas to urban regions

Dragon lands on ostrich egg

GLOBE>> HISTORY • Austria

Treasure in your trash

Oldest calendar

Calendar>> Archaeology• The UK

Come alive with gundruk

Dried-mustard-leaves soup to beat the monsoon blues

Marine marvels

Film>> Oceans • Australia

Now a papaya-clay filter

The hybrid clay filter could be the cost-effective answer to water purification

Jumbo alert

SMS-based alert system can drastically cut human-elephant conflicts

Time for climate lesson

A Nepal school that imparts practical knowledge to farmers

Twister jam

TV>> WEATHER REPORT • USA

The child gives oceans a fever

The El Nino of 1997 affected sea surface temperatures over the Indian Ocean

Learning from faults

An early 20th century US earthquake teaches lessons in tectonics

Science & Technology - Bytes

Healthy treat in a cuppa

Beverage companies are cashing in on the growing demand for organic tea and coffee

The rise and fall of a chemical

DDT use goes back to World War II

Crunchy, juicy devil's backbone

The succulent can strengthen bones, while keeping cold and cough at bay

Crops losing protein