Breed Basket

Even when it comes to dogs, we still haven't got over the colonial hangover. We import breeds and give them English names. RAJAT GHAI speaks to S THEODORE BASKARAN, whose recent book explores little-known indigenous breeds.

Sweet Nothings Over Rosogolla

Bengal entrepreneurs add tulsi and stevia to rosogolla, turn their passion into a wellness business.

Insured, Really?

NDA government's flagship crop insurance scheme is losing traction with farmers

Don't Misunderstand The Leopard

Few wildlife enthusiasts have tracked leopards more closely or known them more intimately than JONATHAN and ANGELA SCOTT, who have made the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya their home for over 40 years. They speak to DEEPANWITA GITA NIYOGI about their book, The Leopard's Tale, that chronicles the secret and risky life of two leopards and their cubs.

Drowning In Waste

While Zanzibar is cashing in on tourism, it is also battling plastic menace in the form of litter consisting of discarded water bottles and toiletries

Wells Rescued

Kerala's Thrissur district has managed to arrest groundwater depletion by promoting well-recharge

The Zero Budget Farming Discord

There is unease over the crusader of natural farming, Subhash Palekar, for renaming the technique after himself

The Ganga Crusader

G D Agarwal's death after holding fast for 111 days for the cause of India's holy river should inspire us to fight in a Gandhian manner

Software Outsmarts Drug Research

Now, a programme can bypass patented drug pathways and create synthetically-produced medicines

Quick Fix Aid

A first after many years, farmers are at the centre of political attention. Ahead of the general elections, there is a rush of cash support schemes to woo them. This may bring some solace to farmers, but will the schemes have a lasting impact?

Potato's Neglected Cousins

Tubers come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and pack quite a punch

Out Of The Legal Hole

There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining and hence this primitive practice must be discontinued

Will Nudge Come To Shove?

It is crucial that nudge as a tool is used meticulously for political canvassing

Fatal Test

A Maharashtra legislature panel's suggestion to make sex-determination test mandatory could derail decades of efforts to protect the rights of women and the safety of the girl child.

Landslide Trigger

Leakage from the tunnel carrying water to Parbati II hydroelectric plant in Kullu is just one way how the project threatens the landslide-prone area.

New Systems, Old Habits

Launched in 2014, the continuous monitoring systems for highly polluting industries were expected to usher in a new era of environmental governance in India. But poor planning, hasty execution and lack of enforcement have made the new-age regulatory mechanism a non-starter. Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan reports.

A Clean Miss

The new Swachh Survekshan ranking promotes cities with poor waste management practices.

Dry Run

Nutritional standards for the sale of camel milk, issued for the first time by the government, are a huge threat to the nascent dairy industry.

Out Of The Abyss

The recent surge in earthquakes and the explanation for the formation of the world's largest exposed fault have provided momentum to seismological research. SHREESHAN VENKATESH looks at the latest findings.

Rosewood Fades In India

After putting up a fight at CITES, will India be able to provide an alternative trade regime to rosewood artisans of the country?

Under Salty Waters

Is Andhra Pradesh turning a blind eye to illegal shrimp rearing?

Given To Imperious Decisions

Most of Indira Gandhi's decisions were in the right direction, but were not swayed by people's movements, which are the very soul of genuine environmental activism

No Just An Affair Of The Heart

Indira Gandhi made conservation a part of political discourse and her leadership on environment remains unparalleled globally

Poverty@25, India@70

Poverty remains conditional to one's social status 

Through a Narrow Path

An engineering folly unfolds over a week-long journey along Bihar's Kosi river, a tempestuous tributary of the Ganga.

A Fruitful Journey

A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities.

Embrace of Chipko

Impacts of the Chipko movement are visible in Chamoli even after four decades, but Tehri Garhwal has taken a different turn.

Serpentine Problem

WHO now recognises snakebite as a neglected disease. But India, which has the highest number of snakebite deaths, is woefully ill-prepared in tackling the problem

Inking Solutions To Pollution

Two Indian startups are converting polluted air particles into inks and paints

Back To Bins

The City Corporation of Panaji wants to discontinue the decentralised waste management system that helped it become a bin-free city