First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Traditional Knowledge
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Private groves
The Apatanis manage their forests well. So, they never have to buy wood from markets
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The new breeds
Vietnam's forests and mountains have lately revealed the existence of several new mammalian species
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WORKING IN ISOLATION
A mutual lack of trust and understanding between forest officials and wildlife scientists may be responsible for the mismanagement of India s protected areas
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Flushing down its traditions
A good society knows how to clean its rubbish. But instead of setting an example for the world through its traditional handling of human excreta, Japan is following unsustainable Western models of sewage treatment
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80 joules from one
Energy efficient agriculture of the Apatanis
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Ayurveda offers remedy for failing memory
After yielding successful formulations like Liv. 52 and Guglip, Ayurveda now holds out promise of a new range of drugs to treat mental disorders.
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Twist in the TRIPS tale
UK panel endorses South's stand on intellectual property rights
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A zoologists dream
Researchers are making a beeline to Vietnam to delve into the nation s latest discoveries of new species
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There was no such thing as Van Gujjars
<font class='UCASE'>M K Ranjitsinh</font> , former director of the Tiger Conservation Programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature India , was an important player in the formulation of the Wildlife Protection Act. He spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Down
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Healthy kya?
Why are companies across all product categories nutracising their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market growing by the day for health and dietary supplements