A fruitful journey

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

How many people die of silicosis in Indian mines?

One of the worst health hazards that miners engaged in stone quarrying, crushing, quartz mining, glass and ceramic manufacturing face is dust …

Tracking Tigers

The pugmark method of counting tigers in the wild is a tedious exercise. But this method really works amidst all modern criticism and technology

Karanda: Rural India's rich fruit

Karanda is a versatile but under-exploited plant found throughout the dry regions of India. It is cultivated for its edible fruits in Rajasthan, …

Climate change has transformed pearl millet cultivation zones in India

East Rajasthan, Haryana now India’s core pearl millet production area; farmers in Gujarat shifting from pearl millet to cotton, castor  

Cyclone Biporjoy causes large-scale property destruction in Kutch; moves towards Rajasthan

A father-and-son goatherd duo killed while rescuing their flock in a flooded ravine; but no other human casualties yet

Rainwater harvesting changed lives of farmers in a Rajasthan village; here is how

Groundwater in Jagsa village, Barmer was depleting; now the thriving village is known for pomegranate farming

Bhilwara: NGT calls local body’s inaction to control pollution of Kothari river ‘tragic’; RSPCB to recover compensation

Open wells in villages near River Kothari were found with toxic levels of chromium, lead, iron, zinc, sodium

Ground Report: Lumpy Skin Disease has created a livelihood crisis for India’s small dairy farmers

Livestock farming is the mainstay for most of India’s poorest farmers, especially in arid and semi-arid regions; they have no other source …

Rooftop solar generation: Why Delhi government schools fare better than others

Delhi government has set up rooftop solar in its 150 schools; similar projects in Rajasthan and Haryana are yet to take off  

Food waste from hotels attracting sloth bears into Mt Abu, increasing conflict: Study

This speaks more of how badly hotel waste is managed rather than anything about natural food and natural habitat, say researchers

Number of ‘bad air’ days rising in Rajasthan: CSE analysis

Five cities including Jaipur, Alwar, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota need to implement clean air action plans with speed, scale and urgency

Locust attack: Excessive pesticide use will take its toll on Thar ecology

The strongest pesticides used to counter locust invasions will leech into waterbodies and crops, say experts

More than 5,000 gharials born in Chambal sanctuary

Although many may not survive their first year, conservationists are delighted that their efforts have borne fruit

Swine Flu virus changing seasonality, geography

Not just geography and seasonality, even the age group seems to be shifting with more and more children getting affected by the virus

Reluctant to upgrade

Textile dyeing units would rather extract groundwater than treat and recycle wastewater due to the costs involved and a lack of adequate policy …

Uranium in water can cause chronic kidney diseases, but India doesn’t monitor it

This is when severely high levels of Uranium are present in groundwater that people consume, says a study

How to make camel milk profitable for small herders

Forming a cooperative to streamline production and market products can benefit small-scale herders who are losing income

Rs 1.56 lakh crore of solar development approved in Rajasthan

State government gave approval for investment proposals belonging to four major power firms

Opinion: Cold submission

The Plachimada case can set a precedent for compensation claims for pollution victims. Is that the only reason the Union government is trying to …

Costs threaten future of green army

Putting retired Indian army personnel to work on reforestation was a unique and effective idea. But the decade-old scheme has been soured by a …

Healthy move, say environmentalists,hegemony, complain states

The Rajasthan and Haryana governments feel threatened by the Centre's move to stop industrial, mining and quarrying activity in the Aravalli …

Ready to die

WILLING TO SACRIFICE· duration: 25 minutes· directed by B V P Rao produced by Yamini Films

Small is more

A small water harvesting structure can produce amazing economic crossover effects. The same may not be true for large canals

Puppet power

Gyani Baba (wise saint, literarily), a seven feet-tall puppet with handle moustache, is up for a big task in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. He is …