In mirage country

Business on pedals

Droupadi Murmu’s village in Odisha celebrates her win with fanfare

Many question if her win will alleviate plight of tribals in country

The new Forest Act debate is essential

Let both forests and communities win

Tourism in Jarawa buffer, officially

Andaman administration to remove legal hurdles to allow small commercial activities

The wisdom of the unlettered

The monkey-catcher

Monkeys exact revenge on a naturalist

‘States that use less must get less’

Standing committee makes allocation of tribal funds conditional

Too close

'Centre must hold peace talks with Maoists'

South Asia

The unskilled Venkataswamy

One cheer for politics

Mohalla sabha brings people and authorities face to face  

Sense of self

Biometry’s colonial roots  

What do tribal groups like the Soligas and Yeravas eat?

Loss of habitat and knowledge could adversely impact diets of tribal communities living in Western Ghats  

Research reveals who’s been hit hardest by global warming in their lifetime — and the answer may surprise you

The most perceptible warming is found in tropical regions

DTE Coverage: Highlights from 76th World Health Assembly

Progress at event on WHO funding, indigenous health, drowning, hazardous chemicals

‘Autosomal DNA’ used to confirm living descendant of Sitting Bull

Unique identification technique not used till now is based on non-gender-specific DNA

Human-wildlife conflict among greatest threats to animal species: WWF and UNEP report

Problem as much a development and humanitarian issue as a conservation concern, it says

Global Eco Watch: Many factors may have caused muskrat decline in North America

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Not-so-organic fests

Literature fests have spread all over the subcontinent, like an epidemic

Governors in the dock

They turn a blind eye to laws overriding tribal rights, complains national commission

Gender balance gadget

States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child

Counting them in

Explosion kills 24