Traditional wisdom
Researchers in Gujarat use rural expertise to predict weather when modern methods fail to make accurate forecast
A fruit for all seasons
Wild mango is not just part of the daily diet of tribal people in Odisha, it also helps them survive the lean season
Flower of wellness
Medicinal properties of endangered dhawai phool are recognised in Ayurveda and modern medicine
Eat it bland, eat it pickled
Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect
Traditional cures back in vogue
Ancient health care systems such as ayurveda are gaining popularity once again as people become wary of allopathy and the hazards it involves.
Reviving proven ways of resource management
The state's attempts to stop environmental degradation in Bariadi district failed because they ignored the traditional knowledge of the people.
Inundated by colonial misconceptions
The benefits that can be derived from controlling flood waters intelligently have been wasted, largely because of wrong, archaic notions about …
Best kept sacred
Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to …
Restoring the past
A civil engineer revives an age-old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu
Delhi hosts Water Asia 2000
Amid private companies' high-tech solutions to the water crisis, CSE presents a decentralised view of water management
Divide and rule
The failure of India's rural planning policies is due to the lack of understanding of human-land relationship
Reviving nature
A professor heralds hope and greenery into a remote Orissa village to set it free from a web of untouchability, superstition, illiteracy and poverty
Taste for tradition
Home delivery services are taking traditional food everywhere. And the market is catching up too
History of rational thoughts
Efforts by rationalists to spread scientific thinking have been scuttled by those in positions of power throughout history
Yamilicious!
During her visit to Indore, Aparna Pallavi tickles her taste buds with crispy fried purple yam or garadu and discovers the health benefits of the …
`Ancient Indian literature displays exact knowledge of environmental phenomena'
Retired diplomat and well-known translator of ancient Sanskrit texts, Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar recently released the reprint of his …
Traditionally sumptuous
Multigrain food is not new. It has been part of the Indian diet since ancient times and comes in multitude of combinations
Ferment food for the gut
Almost all communities in India have festivals that revolve around stale food high on probiotics
Two worlds that never meet
Video Essay>> Dont cut my head off • by Somnath Batabyal, Matti Pohjonen, Kazimuddin Ahmed and Pradip Saha • produced in …
Dyeing cotton fabrics is an ancient Indian art
Indian textiles formed an important item in the trade network, the major thrust being on cotton fabrics in vibrant kalamkari patterns. Mastery …
When reforms ricochet
The biggest threat to Vietnam's bio-diversity comes from deforestation. In the past 25 years, the total area of natural forests has declined at …
Roots
Worldwide, traditional medicinal systems are in the process of being modernised. Besides health care and conservation of medicinal plants, the …
Words of wisdom
The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance
Bitten by the betel
Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals …
Charaka and Sushruta reborn
Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises