Beating the drought

How some villages stayed afloat even as neighbouring lands parched

Tamil Nadu's tank rehab scheme does not hold water

Government approach to restoring traditional waterbodies of Tamil Nadu doesn't hold water

Back to the future

Nature's forecasters

Ponds for strongmen

Village heavyweights use natural farming methods

On the wild side

Residents of Garhwal swear by the taste and health benefits of a lesser known vegetable

Clay has curative properties

Sharp decline in India’s donkey population might be due to Chinese demand: Brooke Hospital for Animals

The number of donkeys in India decreased by over 60% in a decade

A violent forest

Reconciling conservation and livelihoods in Sundarban mangroves

Uphill TRIPS

Bid to revive morality, transparency issues in patents regime amid stiff resistance

Denial of the rural

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

Centre grants Rs 45 crore for upgrading & establishing Unani medicine facilities 

Funds will be also used to set up fundamental Unani research centre at Hyderabad

A scientist’s monologue

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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