US rejects developing nations proposal on TRIPS

Rejects TRIPS amendment

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

Beyond techno fixes

Vulnerable people can be agents of change, not mere recipients of assistance

Sweet and sticky

Easy-to-digest saathi rice is a good choice for making kheer and khichdi

Noteworthy

Santhal trio pulls right strings to keep alive a dying tradition

Come alive with gundruk

Dried-mustard-leaves soup to beat the monsoon blues

Gulp it down the cool way

Thambli, a decoction of herbs, and a soothing drink

Another board

Unity in diversity

Knowledge of medicines by indigenous communities receding

Living on love and fresh air

Pickle, tea and a spice

Weeds of fortune

24x7 water in the 1700s

300-year-old aqueduct to get protected heritage statu

Crunchy, juicy devil's backbone

The succulent can strengthen bones, while keeping cold and cough at bay

Fast foods

Kerala Knowledge Inc

Kerala shows the way by going for a decentralised method to protect its unique biodiversity

Dying practice

Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade

Ayurvedic way of curing migraine

Against the grain

Pots of wisdom

Earthenware is staging a comeback in our kitchens with a new fervour

Taste the Himalayas

The leaves of faran have a distinct fragrance and are of high medicinal value

Taste of sting

Shalini Dhyani shares the many virtues of Himalayan giant nettle, called bichhu ghas

Power packed green

Leafy vegetable that is a great substitute for spinach

Good catch, bad catch

What do efficient fishing gears mean to traditional fisherfolk?