Where are the tapovans?
Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese …
Healthy kya?
Why are companies across all product categories 'nutracising' their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market -- growing by the day -- for health …
Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings
Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights
Mountains of Sanjeevani
The Uttarakhand government's initiative to spend Rs 25 crore on an elusive mythical herb should trigger a wider quest to identify, document and …
Kolkata artist’s project aims to inculcate environmental awareness in rural areas
It aims to make people question popular notions of development at the cost of the environment
Soybean expressions
The culinary adaptation of soybeans has produced some delectable and nutritional recipes
Colours of Nature
An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants
Crazy for GI? Think again
The protection of Geographical Indication is not a guarantee that the artisan or producer will benefit; traders can corner the premium
Farmers in tech trap
Cotton cultivators are on a seed and pesticide treadmill that is draining them of traditional skills
EU to stop import of herbal products
By May 2003, the European Council was supposed to have reached a consensus on a directive that seeks to regulate the supply of herbal products in …
The inside story
Bad health is good business. The pharmaceutical industry knows that. But now bad health is turning out to be good business for the food industry …
Legislation for a few
Benefits of the Act that encourages conservation of plants reach few farmers
CBD’s Geneva meetings: Benefit sharing on traditional knowledge & digital sequence information on agenda
Recommendations to be presented at upcoming meeting of Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical & Technological Advice as well as COP16
‘Govt is cheating us, destroying traditional agriculture’
Farmers living in tribal areas in Jharkhand alleged that industrialists and the government are conspiring to ruin diverse traditional seeds and crops
Science or Snake Oil: can turmeric really shrink tumours, reduce pain and kill bacteria?
Turmeric is often reported to have anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties, but there is not sufficient evidence to draw definitive conclusions
Sweet ’n’ sour
Moringa and tamarind are popularly known as the trees of life for Indians. Moringa is in fashion as the world eyes India to feed its frenzy for …
Community management of ponds has been a success'
Mohit Kumar Ray, convener of Kolkata-based non-profit Vasundhara Foundation, says the city has been losing nearly 200 ponds each year for the …
Which way out?
Industry and people's rights organisations in India are at loggerheads over the shaping of the biodiversity bill and amendments to the existing …
Bitter ABS medicine for AYUSH
Manufacturers cry foul as they receive notices from state boards to pay royalty
This DROUGHT is sponsored by Govt. of India
Who is really behind our water problems?
Touch that heals trees
Green lore
Environment has been intrinsic to our oral traditions much before we developed writing. But it is only in the past decade or two that …
Blind to rain
Hunters turn protectors
Traditional hunters Phase Pardhis are part of an initiative to save critically endangered lesser floricans
Green buildings: it’s common sense
Frenzied growth in real estate and changing lifestyle in Indian cities are inciting resource guzzling. Architects have innovative ideas to build …
