Herbs face extinction

Uprooting spree

Himachal's being robbed of its medicinal herbs

Himachal's valleys are being robbed off their natural gift -- medicinal herbs

Navara, the rice that cures

Ganga bazaar

The Modi government has invested hugely in its mission to clean the Ganga, inviting companies and countries to offer their technological expertise.…

When the hills turn blue

... it is the elusive kurinji flowering in the Western Ghats, blossoming faithfully every 12 years

Drinking success

While Indians rant and rave against biopiracy, Brahmi, innovatively packaged, becomes a household name in the US. In India, manufacturers …

Now, isabgol

In the wake of growing demand in the West, multinational companies are attempting to patent isabgol

Listen... plants too speak

As early as in 1880, Charles Darwin demonstrated that plants could sense light, moisture, gravity, pressure and possessed several other qualities.…

Fact or fallacy: ‘RO is a defence against contaminants’

The demand for advanced purification methods in the country is likely to soar, says Mahesh Gupta, chairperson of Kent RO Systems

The price of life

A fair Share

Has India missed the boat?

Patenting a tradition

Garlic breath

Taxus treat

A rare tree whose extracts are used for an anti-cancer drug is being felled illegally

Getting serious?

The Union government sets up a task force to protect India's medicinal plants

Healing touch

J&K proposes prescription for reviving medicinal plants

An amla a day

Keeps the doctor away

A moosli mafia is at work

It has put paid to the authenticity of a wonder herb

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants — what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China has taken the first step to stop funding coal. It’s now time to adopt policies that support the overseas activities of its renewable …

A thousand utility leaf

Sudeshna Saha shares benefits and recipes of a herb, sometimes used as an ornamental plant

Losing the edge

As the world increasingly resorts to natural, plant-derived cures for illnesses, the wealth of India's traditional medicinal systems lies …

A drugs story

NGOs all over southern India are helping to revive the system of local medicinal plants and herbs, holding out the promise of not just cheaper …

Wonder plant

An eco-friendly plant, the Senna can be used to regenerate wastelands with less water and without pesticides