Food safari in deserts of Rajasthan

Down To Earth travels to Rajasthan to find out about the traditional food habits of desert people. On this journey, we discovered that not-so-…

Khejri – the wonder tree of Thar desert

The khejri tree is a lifeline for the desert ecosystem in Rajasthan as it provides food and shelter to many animals, besides being used by humans …

A fruitful journey

A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities

To future-proof our crops from drought, look to the Australian deserts

Why not use Australia's deserts to develop the next generation of drought-resistant crops?

Why is Earth’s driest place flooding and snowing?

The Atacama Desert in Chile is witnessing rains like never before, including regions that never recorded rains in history

Can rosogolla be healthy?

A 100 g serving of rosogolla has 186-200 calories, depending on the sugar content, but a tulsi rosogolla made by a young breed of …

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The drought food

The ker plant signifies drought to people in the desert. It also provides food to survive on

Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?

The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science

This Ladakhi village is growing organic watermelons; here is how

Army scientists helped Ladakhi farmers use mulching and changing climate to grow a hot weather fruit in a cold desert