The rediscovery of wild food plants

While India is slowly rediscovering such plants, the forests must be co-managed by tribal communities in order to preserve them for posterity

This 45-year-old makes farming profitable for the entire Soliga tribe

Prakash roped in 30 Soliga farmers and 1,000 other marginal farmers and formed a collective to set up a millet processing unit in Karnataka's …

Green promise: Silver cockscomb isn’t a troublesome weed for Karnataka’s Soliga tribe

For the Soligas, known for their traditional knowledge of ecology, silver cockscomb is a nutritious leafy green vegetable that grows well even on …

Climate change, tribal livelihood: Cinema meets environment at IFFI

Movies such as Taledanda, Koozhangal, Semkhor rise to the occasion to highlight a range of environmental issues staring at mankind …

Court upholds Soliga tribe’s community forest rights

Orders forest department to restore honey seized during raid

Crunchy, juicy devil's backbone

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