Uphill TRIPS
Bid to revive morality, transparency issues in patents regime amid stiff resistance
Denial of the rural
Seed restoration
Rooted to earth
Nations to share genetic resources
Activists call the text of the agreement vague
Farmers can only teach traditional knowledge
P S Ramakrishnan , former director of G B Pant University in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh and currently professor at the School of Environmental …
Extinctions, an epic reality
The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination
‘Modern buildings cannot breathe’
Kolkata-based architect Laurent Fournier tells how ceilings can float and why bamboo-reed-mud make more sense than brick-concrete-steel
Biodiversity eroded
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY, A COMPLEMENTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT·edited by Darrell Posey&…
Confluence of thoughts
Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to 'Make Water Everybody's Business'
Busy preludes to biodiversity meet
Crucial issues such as protection of traditional knowledge, and creation of an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit …
The negotiators
Of India's 18 major rivers, 17 are inter-state. In all cases, the water is intensely fought over. In all cases, there seems no resolution. In …
Twist in the TRIPS tale
UK panel endorses South's stand on intellectual property rights
Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register
Idea of farmer wisdom is relentlessly manipulated
As a visiting American academic, Glenn Davis Stone has put in over 60 weeks of field research on the impact of Bt cotton on farmers in Andhra …
Kagga in peril
This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?
Flame that cools
Long-forgotten palash flower helps beat the heat, offers health benefits
Divine relish
Solanum torvum or the Turkey berry is known for its spiritual, medicinal and curative properties
Popeye would like this spinach
Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock
Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions
Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …
Wiped out
Modernisation is pushing many traditional occupations dependent on water to the brink of extinction
Delightful appearance
For tribal people, the thrill of food lies in the knowledge and awareness about picking the right food at the right time
Root unearthed
Gandrayani is a root used widely in Uttarakhand to enhance the flavour of dishes. But there is hardly any research on the health benefits of this …
Healing a tradition
A low-tech online network connects traditional healers and patients in Bhopal