The wealth of tradition

Vietnam has taken a keen interest in tradional medicine since its independence in 1954. In the war against colonial France and later the …

Flushing down its traditions

A good society knows how to clean its rubbish. But instead of setting an example for the world through its traditional handling of human excreta,…

A way out of drought

Despite the government sinking crores, plight of the drought-affected people remains unchanged

Liquid asset

What exactly is this US patent on the cow urine-antibiotic combination?

Another world is possible

Optimism is a great friend but a bad guide. The Asian Social Forum meeting in Hyderabad, India, deliberately avoided this truism while …

No dropping anchor

Mired in misery, Chilika's fisherfolk continue to doggedly fight for their rights

20 hectares of millet

Prickly, delicious

Stars dont foretell any more

Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years

Foodwise

Farmers in Maharashtra revive 120 varieties of local crops

सेहत और स्वाद की घंटियां

कई बीमारियों के उपचार के साथ-साथ जमरूल शरीर की प्रतिरोधक क्षमता भी बढ़ाता है। भारत समेत कई देशों में इसे सौभाग्य का प्रतीक माना ...

Small sweet success

Farmers in the Western Ghats warm up to wonder fruit kokum after local organisations create a market for it

Why India's local health traditions need to be formalised

Traditional healers need to be brought into the public health systems as they function in a resource-strained ecology

Leafy saga

Of the 106 species of leafy vegetables consumed in southern Odisha, 78 are wild species—each with a distinct taste and medicinal property

Go foraging for edible plants

One person's weed can be another person's green

Go Gokul gone

For all the noise around cow protection, NDA's cow mission, the very first it announced on assuming power, has nearly died

Kindred spirit

Stephen R Bown retells the expeditions of a fearless explorer Knud Rasmussen, which provide us a benchmark to measure changes in Inuit culture. …

History of rational thoughts

Efforts by rationalists to spread scientific thinking have been scuttled by those in positions of power throughout history

Fast food

pushpesh pant rediscovers Amaranth -- once the poor man's grain, today an expensive health food

High on green

Moringa leaves are packed with nutrients, but very few know about it

Drought made palatable

When rains fail, people dependent on forests can relish the strong-flavoured sarata bhaji and enjoy the added bonus of health benefits

The leafy option

The Soligas combat monsoon sickness with leafy vegetables

Guardians for the future

World Future Council calls for an ombudsperson to secure the environment for future generations

A window to well-being

Natural ventilation is a good way to perk up life

On the Edge

In Vietnam, an astonishing array of species, some never before encountered by humans, are being threatened by deforestation and an illegal trade …