Seed restoration

Rooted to earth

Nations to share genetic resources

Activists call the text of the agreement vague

Rooted to earth

Twist in the TRIPS tale

UK panel endorses South's stand on intellectual property rights

Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register

Flame that cools

Long-forgotten palash flower helps beat the heat, offers health benefits

Healing a tradition

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

Penny foolish, pond wise

Once parched, Dewas in Madhya Pradesh is now a lush green district

Let the wind chase fire

Soligas of BR Hills say litter fire is the only way to salvage the sanctuary

Tough trial

Can Indian traditional medicines transfer their ancient efficacy to the modern era?

Medicinal tree survives tissue culture process

Tissue culture technique for medicinal tree succeeds

Government's agri-research set-up is undemocratic

Living with lions

Biocharcoal helps check global warming

Cost of inaccuracy

Water in a sieve

Don’t confine global resources to national boundaries

Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

Goa's disappearing khazan farms dying a slow death

History and our notions of ideal and modern

Colours of Nature

An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants

Legislation for a few

Benefits of the Act that encourages conservation of plants reach few farmers

Bitter ABS medicine for AYUSH

Manufacturers cry foul as they receive notices from state boards to pay royalty

This DROUGHT is sponsored by Govt. of India

Who is really behind our water problems?

Touch that heals trees