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 …
Biodiversity eroded
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY, A COMPLEMENTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT·edited by Darrell Posey&…
Uphill TRIPS
Bid to revive morality, transparency issues in patents regime amid stiff resistance
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 …
Nations to share genetic resources
Activists call the text of the agreement vague
A violent forest
Reconciling conservation and livelihoods in Sundarban mangroves
‘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
Denial of the rural
Rooted to earth
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'
Seed restoration
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 …
Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register
Kagga in peril
This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?
Twist in the TRIPS tale
UK panel endorses South's stand on intellectual property rights
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 …
Divine relish
Solanum torvum or the Turkey berry is known for its spiritual, medicinal and curative properties
Flame that cools
Long-forgotten palash flower helps beat the heat, offers health benefits
So long, Suvin
The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing
Pitfalls of a uniform food regime
In face of drought and rising food prices, attention shifts to local diet and food diversity