Double take

Scientists are flocking to Umri village in Allahabad district to study the reason it has so many twins. But ALOK GUPTA unravels the twin troubles …

Sunday warriors

Residents of Lucknow have taken up the task of cleaning the river Gomti

Tying a green knot

In a small town in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh, a marriage is also a tree-planting occasion

Policing the police

A constable who gets corrupt officials behind bars  

Children once again

A chat and books persuade parents in Shravasti to not marry off young girls

Skilled hands turn waste bark into art

The planting of commercially valuable chir trees has become embroiled in controversy in Ultar Pradesh's Almora district. But a local …

Forests of fire

The prolonged dry spell and the history of forest fires were clear warnings that went unheeded. And thousands of hectares of forests were charred …

The torrid charm of being a UP politician

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has resigned. She's ended, as a newspaper put it, her "third honeymoon" with the Bharatiya Janata Party, a …

Running the show

Women effect a remarkable change in two districts of backward Bundelkhand

Duty free

Uttar Pradesh can't deliver vaccines to its children. But it wants to import vaccine

Kalanamak

The future of Indian scented rice?

Karanda: Rural India's rich fruit

Karanda is a versatile but under-exploited plant found throughout the dry regions of India. It is cultivated for its edible fruits in Rajasthan, …

A tale of two diseases

India is the shining star in the global battle to eradicate smallpox. It is also a branded villain as far as polio is concerned. How is it that …

Last call

Will the song of the sarus be heard when the wetlands of Uttar Pradesh are drained?

Forestmaker

A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight

A miserable place to live

Kanpur's residents breathe polluted air and drink water of dismal quality, but do nothing

Collector's item

Iconic city or concrete jungle?

A “clean-green” city project spread over 400 hectares in Unaao will prove disastrous for the choked Ganga

Bad business all round

Neither the market regulator nor the Supreme Court has been able to bring crooked businessmen to book

A few good men

Seven months of hard work and sheer dedication has made Pithoragarh free from polythene bags

A date with the palm

Savvy Soumya Misra spends a day with Mahoba’s palm collectors to find out why a card touches a raw chord amongst them

Western disturbance to impact many parts of India

A wet weekend is in store for northern and central India

Chipko: an unfinished mission

In 20 years, Chipko has acquired many facets, primarily as a conservation endeavour by the poor, a struggle for local control of natural …

The Himalayan herb grower

Arun Kumar Badoni has taken upon himself the task of conserving medicinal and aromatic plants in the Garhwal Himalaya

The road ahead

India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …