Software freedom

On Richard Stallman's personal homepage it says, "America means civil liberties. Patriotism is protecting them." Words that sum up the …

On the move

Duck rearing in India has come a long way. From a small-time activity, it has evolved to one in which entire flocks are transported across …

Sands of life

Beyond the Thar's austere barrenes, a battle of survival rages - between the region's treasure-trove of floral diversity and marauders like humans,…

Former slum now has its own newspaper

A determined group of youngsters in Shaheed Nagar who started a weekly newspaper find their objectives are slowly being realised.

The Panipat tragedy: what went wrong?

A routine valve repair on a gas pipeline suddenly turned out to be a nightmare of death because basic precautions were ignored

"I am neither here, nor there"

Young Saif Ali is one of a handful of bhanyara (nomadic) Gujjars of northern Himachal Pradesh who attend college. But education has led him into …

The earth may shake, but life goes on

The fragile ecology of the Garhwal Himalaya witnessed another season of cloudbursts, landslides and flash floods -- made worse by the 1991 …

Villagers one up on government in greening project

The balding hills of Jadhera panchayat in Himachal Pradesh are regaining their vegetation, thanks to an unusual village chief

In ink and line

'It is difficult to sustain a one-point literacy programme'

In search of famine

HARVESTING HUNGER·A video film by Krishnendu Bose·Duration: 53 minutes