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Stars don’t foretell any more

Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years by Aparna Pallaviread more

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Foodwise

Dark brown seeds pointed at both ends resemble the kind of wild seeds growing just anywhere that children would collect to play with. Only, this seed is one of the rare and nutritious foods losing out...

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24X7 water in the 1700's

People living in and around Aurangabad were getting round the clock water supply through underground pipelines at a time when most cities in medieval India relied directly on wells, ponds and rivers....

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Environmental impact assessment for proposed nuclear power park at Jaitapur,...

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Is bamboo a tree or a grass?

The definition is contested as the answer has immense economic implications. If bamboo is a tree or timber, it belongs to the forest department and can be auctioned to the paper and pulp industry,...

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How government is subverting forest right act

By: Richard Mahapatra, Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava, Sumana Narayanan, Aparna PallaviTwo tribal villages in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra—Mendha Lekha and Marda— savoured victory when they won...

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Let there be CFL

When the kerosene supply went down sharply in Nagpur four years ago, Bharat Parihar's business of renting out Petromax lamps to vegetable vendors began to look fragile.Related Articles: read more

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A week after the ban

Its been a week since the Supreme Court issued the order for the interim ban on endosulfan. There is no official confirmation on the joint committee yet, when they have to present the interim report...

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Six sins that make drought invincible

It’s drought time again. Nothing new in this announcement. Each year, first we have crippling droughts between December and June, and then devastating floods in the next few months. It’s a cycle of...

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Sustainable Mini-Grid for Energy Access, Pune

Energy access in rural India has been a development priority for the government for many decades.Front Page Teaser: Date: Friday, June 20, 2014Related Articles:  Press Release Mini-grids can be a...

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