Healing a tradition

A low-tech online network connects traditional healers and patients in Bhopal

Safeguarding ancient wisdom

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library is a useful weapon against wrongful patent

Reason to cheer

Meet two pioneering grassroots leaders nominated for the Equator Initiative Awards

Medicinal tree survives tissue culture process

Tissue culture technique for medicinal tree succeeds

According to report

One river dried, Agartala eyes another

Science & Technology - Briefs

Mithi in intensive care

Mumbai tries pumping oxygen into the river to keep it clean

India, Indonesia, Bangladesh & Vietnam host to most under-construction coal projects worldwide: Report

Building new unabated coal power plants must stop to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to analysis

Stubble burning crisis: Why thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR have been slow in adopting biomass co-firing

Only three plants have reported higher quantities of biomass co-firing since December 2022 till August 2023

Nature’s bounty to boost immunity at a Greater Noida village

A look at 10 medicinal plants known to enhance immunity and strengthen brain power

Global Eco Watch: Scientists map transport of fresh water in seas of the Arctic Ocean

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

India must protect its rare, unique and endangered plants and trees

A systematic species recovery programme is the need of the hour

Power plant resurrected

ASHES TO DUMP

BRAZIL

Lights out in Hong Kong to protest polluted air

Liquid debt

Sewage stink

Many townships in Greater Noida are not connected to the sewage system

For a clean ganga

Water wise

Tropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth — but it’s not only because of how warm and wet they are

Biodiversity responds not just to the type of climate but its spatial distribution

Ivy, dandelions and other common wildflowers are often seen as weeds — but they’re a crucial resource for pollinating insects

The past 90 years have seen the loss of over 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows

Energy in news on May 4

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Power problems