How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
Indigenous children typically learn from an early age how to open paths through dense vegetation, how to tell edible fruits from non-edible ones
A herb from Garhwal
Locals may not pay much attention to Bhilmoda because of its abundance, but the herb has many traditional medicinal properties
Sea through the eyes of fisherfolk
Fishers know something about the marine environment that others don’t, says marine ecologist Divya Karnad
Vale of Apatanis
Surrounded by wooded hills in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh lies the small Apatani valley. Vikas Choudhary captures the life of …
Time to revive our traditional knowledge systems
It is time traditional knowledge systems, which were passed on orally through legends and myths, are revived so that local communities can prosper
Languishing in the cans
Films on successful technological projects and innovative government schemes have failed simply because there has been no effort to show them to …
Betrayal by monopoly
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Extinctions, an epic reality
The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination
‘Modern buildings cannot breathe’
Kolkata-based architect Laurent Fournier tells how ceilings can float and why bamboo-reed-mud make more sense than brick-concrete-steel
Farmers can only teach traditional knowledge
P S Ramakrishnan , former director of G B Pant University in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh and currently professor at the School of Environmental …
Biodiversity eroded
CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY, A COMPLEMENTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT·edited by Darrell Posey&…
Confluence of thoughts
Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to 'Make Water Everybody's Business'
Busy preludes to biodiversity meet
Crucial issues such as protection of traditional knowledge, and creation of an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit …
Kagga in peril
This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?
A human-rights approach is essential to end the global TB epidemic
it is critical to ensure that tuberculosis services are included within essential universal healthcare packages and social protection programmes
Popeye would like this spinach
Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock
Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions
Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …
Wiped out
Modernisation is pushing many traditional occupations dependent on water to the brink of extinction
Delightful appearance
For tribal people, the thrill of food lies in the knowledge and awareness about picking the right food at the right time
Root unearthed
Gandrayani is a root used widely in Uttarakhand to enhance the flavour of dishes. But there is hardly any research on the health benefits of this …
Divine relish
Solanum torvum or the Turkey berry is known for its spiritual, medicinal and curative properties
'Politics, science and civil society will determine success of SDGs'
Paul V Gandingen, director at Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) and a UNESCO chair, talks about how countries can achieve …
So long, Suvin
The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing
Rice from dry river
Farmers in an arid Andhra Pradesh district revive traditional irrigation system to tide over drought
Pitfalls of a uniform food regime
In face of drought and rising food prices, attention shifts to local diet and food diversity