A spoonful of salt, butter

The Ladakhi way to beat the cold

A fig for the pain

Bark of the banyan tree cures joint pain and inflammation  

Goa’s signature spice

Pungent teppal balances dishes’ strong sweet-sour flavour

The wisdom of the unlettered

Thinking ahead

Making a case

The Patent Bill gives oral traditions document status

Fighting biopiracy

Trouble in Mexico

Mayans may lose traditional knowledge to a Us-funded project

Germany goes green

Environment friendly farm policies will be the new paradigm

Tradition incorporated

Patents are welcome only if the traditional rights of people are protected

Hydraulic marvel

An eighteenth-century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse

Mother Chokie

Lost rhythm of health

Stalk soup

Tribals in central India use mushroom stalks to ward off chills and cold

A touch of powder

Maharashtrians spice up their simple meals with dry oilseed chutney

Beris to the rescue

Revival of rainwater harvesting structures quenches the thirst of a Thar village

Indians knew it

Ancient civilisations were aware of prebiotics

Seeds of purity

Local plant seeds provide a clue to treating impure water

SOUTH AFRICA

Cry neem

There is more to neem than fighting a patent

River Parliament

Breed apart

Animal conservation practices should be rethought

Cooking with kokum

Spice, fruit juice and now weight watchers' manna

The kuhls of Kangra by J Mark Baker

Book>> the kuhls of kangra by J Mark Baker Permanent Black New Delhi, 2005

Savour the lingra