`Capital Lies With A Few, Power With The Masses'

Soon after Independence, a good 350 newspapers started as a cooperative venture. But only Janmorcha, published from Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh, has managed to survive. Its editor SHEETLA SINGH fearlessly wages a battle against the government which has made five attempts to shut the newspaper down. ANIL ASHWANI SHARMA spoke to the 87-year-old sentinel of cooperative journalism about the perils of newspaper publishing in the country

Jamdani, Naturally

How the women of Burdwan and Nadia districts in West Bengal weave magic, turning raw cotton into niche and `climate-friendly' Jamdani

Agenda For 2019

The governance blueprint to combat major environmental problems must be institutionalised and strictly enforced

Love's Labour

The traditional dishes that pregnant women eat for centuries

Worshipped And Abandoned

The circular economy of cattle has been ruptured. Restrictions on cattle trade are forcing cattle rearers to abandon the cows, and therefore, their livelihood. Jitendra and photographer Adithyan P C travel across the cow belt in the country and neighbouring Nepal to understand how it has hit the poorest

No Worries? Ask Simba

A furore over Disney's trademark on the Swahili phrase Hakuna Matata heats up the cultural appropriation debate

Unfair Trade Laws Can Put A Spanner In Our Quest For A Circular Economy

USED Recycle and reuse of products make great economic and environmental sense. But will circular economy benefit the world at a time when economic giants like the US are using trade sanctions to bully Rwanda, which has banned used clothing? India too is at the risk of becoming the rich world's dumpyard

Africa's Historic Pivot

IF RWANDA IS WILLING TO RISK PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO THE US MARKET IN ORDER TO DEVELOP ITS DOMESTIC GARMENT INDUSTRY, THEN IT MUST BE CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL FIND ALTERNATIVE MARKETS FOR ITS EXPORTS

Goa's Summer Date

THE EXOTIC FLOWER OF THE ELEPHANT FOOT YAM IS EATEN WIDELY IN THE RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ADVENT OF MONSOON

Renaming Renewables

Will a new categorisation of hydropower plants trigger revival of the sector?

Untapped Resource

CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN INDIA HAS GROWN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE SECTOR REMAINS UNREALISED

Wrong Track

In the wake of IMD's warning over Titli, Odisha mobilised resources to protect coastal districts. But the cyclonic storm took an unusual turn

Aarey's Chipko Moment

The plan to clear Mumbai's last green cover is facing stiff resistance from citizens and non-profits

Egg Of The Matter

Entepreneurs are experimenting with hen feed to produce premium eggs that appeal to fitness freaks

Pride Goes Before A Fall

Could Gujarat's forest officials have inadvertently triggered the death of 23 lions in Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary? ISHAN KUKRETI in Gujarat and RAJAT GHAI in Delhi investigate

The Others Too

The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?

Goa's Shadow Dancer

Dragonflies tell us about the health of our wetlands and ecology. Hence the discovery of a new species is heartening news

Highway Killer

Leopards in the Rajaji National Park have killed over a dozen people in the past year. Why is the big cat choosing humans over its natural prey?

Why Farmers Now Dread A Normal Monsoon

No major agrarian reform has happened in the 50 years since the Green Revolution. A normal monsoon cannot be assumed as the only incentive for farmers to sustain productivity. It's time India offered its food producers a new deal

Bumper Burden

Madhya Pradesh witnesses farmer unrest like never before despite a bumper harvest

Harvest Of Losses

Will the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government help alleviate farmers' plight?

Sorrows Of A Bumper Yield

The government must assure farmers that they will not bear the cost of keeping inflation low

₹1,402,680,000,000

This is India's agrarian import bill for 2015-16. More than three times of India's annual agriculture budget, this money could have been transferred to Indian farmers who reaped a bumper harvest of crops that we import now

The Minuscule System Of Pricing

First, a farmer must sell the produce at a price wrongly discounted by unscientific calculation. Second, an unholy nexus of many players pushes the price down. Result: agriculture remains a loss-making venture and the debt trail leads to fatal consequences

Pick The No Waste Option

The Kerala government popularises a model that minimises the creation of waste SONIA HENAM AND SWATI SINGH SAMBYAL thiruvananthapuram

Fruit From Jambudweep

Jamrul, they say, gave India its ancient name of Jambudweep. The fruit was easily available till a few decades ago, but is now a rarity

Microbes: Breaking The Mould

Microbes will always triumph over antibiotics. We can only choose the battles that will make a difference

Capital Loss

The Land Pool Scheme of the Andhra Pradesh government to acquire land for the new state capital is turning out to be a nightmare for farmers JITENDRA | amaravati 

Time To Define The New Normal

The monsoon of 2017 has challenged India's conventional and simplistic definition of the complex tropical circulation

Dialects Are The Avantgarde Teams Exploring New Semantic Possibilities

Linguist GANESH DEVY has just published a new volume of a unique language survey that is based on geography and people's vernacular claims. He speaks to RAJAT GHAI on the link between languages and ecology