Bhotiya's show the way

Vanishing herbs

Many varieties of medicinal plants and flowers in Darjeeling are facing extinction

Dubious diversion

Low-cost hiv drugs for Africa reach Europe instead

HAZARDOUS OIL IMPORT

Patron states

US, Australia move up in list of benefactor nations

Futures trading in rice, wheat

It could help the Indian farmer manage risks better. If it works

South Asia

Oil's not well

The mustard oil industry is in severe crisis. vibha varshney finds out why

World Trade Report

High demand for Indian bamboo in Kenya, Ethiopia

The colour of chilli

FRANCE may have rejected consignments of chilli powder from India because a banned carcinogenic colouring matter -- Sudan red 1 -- was detected. …

The fading mirage of a TRIPS waiver

A year later, the proposal to lift WTO’s intellectual property blocks to making COVID vaccines has not inched forward

Ahead of CITES CoP18, Botswana tries to lift ban on ivory trade

It is trying to mobilise other Southern African countries to come to a common consensus on how to deal with the rising population of elephants

30,382 wildlife crimes recorded in India

Poaching and wildlife crimes have increased 52 per cent in India even though the environment ministry claims otherwise

India to file 16 cases against the US for violating WTO treaties, informs Sitharaman

India believes that certain renewable energy programmes of the US are inconsistent with WTO provisions, says minister

‘Indian and African leaders must not fail to protect interests of locals at upcoming WTO meet’

Civil society members have expressed deep concern about how talks in previous such meets have failed developing countries

The ancient mariners

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A Pest Of A Problem

Cross-border trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides threatens the ecology with dire consequences. Sixty-one nations get together to ward off …

BONE BAZAAR

Two small border towns, Tachilek in Myanmar and Mae Sai in Thailand, thrive on illegal trade in animal products. ANIL AGARWAL and SUNITA NARAIN …

The X factor

Business ultimately depends on profit. Sustained growth depends on wise investment. But as economies grow and productivity rises, resource use …

Demand and trade of CFLs

Exploiting the Wilderness: An Analysis of Wildlife Crime

Illegally harvested ivory and endangered plants, mammals, reptiles, birds, and even insects are easily found for sale throughout East and …

WTO's assault on India

The US has serious problems with India, mostly related to programmes providing a lifeline to vulnerable farmers and ensuring food security of …

Earth has lost 60% of its animals since 1970

Is the world losing its biodiversity faster than it can replace? A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has some ominous news

Hot cake

An odd commodity has hit the online market, making women in villages the prime beneficiaries