Deschooling farmers

Body ache? Try green dosa

A creeper found in south India is an answer to several common ailments, says Sumana Narayanan

Pink of health

A Garhwali radish, small and round and pink, is just what the doctor ordered

Weed on my plate

Tribals of central India vouch for the taste and health benefits of neglected wild vegetables

Forgotten healers

Traditional medicine system has time and again proved its worth. Then why the cold shoulder?

Water strongholds

Chittor and Ranthambhore. Proud traditions of valour, chivalry and patriotism are complemented by one of common sense in the storage and use of …

Ayurvedic cure

A proposal to set up ayurvedic centres in hospitals across the country to treat cancer patients is on the anvil

Traditional wisdom

Researchers in Gujarat use rural expertise to predict weather when modern methods fail to make accurate forecast

Safeguarding ancient wisdom

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is a useful weapon against wrongful patent

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Money at last

The Kani tribals finally get their dues

Banking on water

The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources

Ethically sound

Dialogues of identity

US rejects developing nations proposal on TRIPS

Rejects TRIPS amendment

"Farmers' wisdom must be on paper in era of patents"

A fruit for all seasons

Wild mango is not just part of the daily diet of tribal people in Odisha, it also helps them survive the lean season

Flower of wellness

Medicinal properties of endangered dhawai phool are recognised in Ayurveda and modern medicine

Eat it bland, eat it pickled

Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect

Traditional cures back in vogue

Ancient health care systems such as ayurveda are gaining popularity once again as people become wary of allopathy and the hazards it involves.

Reviving proven ways of resource management

The state's attempts to stop environmental degradation in Bariadi district failed because they ignored the traditional knowledge of the people.

Inundated by colonial misconceptions

The benefits that can be derived from controlling flood waters intelligently have been wasted, largely because of wrong, archaic notions about …

Best kept sacred

Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to …

Restoring the past

A civil engineer revives an age-old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu

Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000

Amid private companies' high-tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management