Home truths

Tragic potion

Herbal drug stuck in IPR jam, tribal group biggest loser

Website on Caribbean Indigenous and endanged languages launched

Dark bean’s bright side

Megha Prakash shares the benefits and recipes of black soybean

Ancient story new discovery

Poor man's saffron

Loaded with immunity-boosting properties,parijaat flower is used in various delicacies during the onset of winter

Unravelling science for the lay person

NCSTC-Network, a voluntary organisation, links and helps smaller organisations working to demystify science for the masses and dispelling blind …

Checking population growth through the ages

The concept of family planning control dates back to the ancient Greeks. Though many scientific advances have been made in the field since then, …

Technology gives traditional water-mills a lift

The gharat, a water wheel used for centuries by the Himalayan people, has now been modified so that it can empower several machines simultaneously.…

Beyond 'intelligence'

BEYOND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: TOWARDS TRADITIONAL RESOURCE RIGHTS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES· Darrell A Posey and Graham …

Losing jobs in the jungle

Irula tribals are rich in the knowledge of traditional medicine. They used to catch snakes and practise herbal medicine for a living. Today they …

Folk cures

In Ethiopia, traditional healers can be a good alternative to an inefficient public health system

Book review: Waterlines by Amita Baviskar

Rivers are wellsprings of life. They give birth to civilisations, sustain livelihoods and sometimes even trigger wars. Rivers inspire awe and …

Cool medicine

The age-old thandai keeps energy levels high and fever and acidity at bay

Kani vs Kani

Kanis are dragged into bureaucratic wrangling, pitting them against each other

Innovative registration

Patent solution

Digital library to store data collected from ancient texts on medicinal properties of plants

Keeping up the tradition

Fruit grain

Not par for the coarse

An heirloom in muslin

A bacterial strain that shaped BHARAT LAL SETH’s idea of hospitality

Rice delight

A wild food trail

Aparna Pallavi shares a monsoon recipe of Chhattisgarh

A spoonful of salt, butter

The Ladakhi way to beat the cold

A fig for the pain

Bark of the banyan tree cures joint pain and inflammation