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A Model On A Rampage

Rural communities went against the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recent Gujarat elections. Resentment among rural communities has been brewing since 2002 due to agrarian crisis. But it was for the first time that the Gujarat Model was put to test.

BJP's Farming Headache

Four states with a predominantly rural population that have witnessed a huge agricultural crisis and large-scale farmer protests would hold assembly elections in 2018. After a relatively poor result in rural Gujarat recently, should the Bharatiya Janata Party be worried about its electoral prospects?

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.

claims we buy

for food manufacturers, misleading claims are a way of marketing in india. it's time the government made the regulations stringent and brought about necessary changes in its approach towards food labelling and claims

pale and yellow

shortage of vaccines has pushed many african countries to the brink of a yellow fever epidemic

honey, they shrunk our livelihoods!

honey collectors gamble with their lives to eke out a livelihood in the sundarbans, but are forced to sell it to the forest department for a pittance.

War zone Cauvery

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are once again at logger heads over the sharing of the Cauvery waters. Why have the successive agreements failed to resolve the century-long dispute?

Vale Of Apatanis

Surrounded by wooded hills in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh is the small Apatani valley, covering 26 square kilometres.VIKAS CHOUDHARY spends over a week with the Apatani tribe, capturing their lives and landscape in photographs. STUART BLACKBURN, author of Into the Hidden Valley, a novel on the Apatanis, explains the social fabric and beliefs of the tribe.

Go Forage

One person's weed can be another person's green

Undetected Window

India cannot eradicate tuberculosis unless it treats the infection in cattle.

Sun Burnt

In a panic to meet its solar energy target Karnataka changed its policy. The move has almost destroyed the initiative.

Revenge Of The Rich

Trump's election reflects the anger of the rich who did not get richer. This inequity is also at the core of the climate change challenge.

A Sniff To Save

It can detect a person buried under six metres of snow. PERVEZ CAMA, who travelled to the Swiss Alps, traces the history of St Bernard, a dog groomed to rescue travellers, and now part of popular culture.

Bonds To The Rescue?

Urban local bodies across India are floating bonds to raise money. This may render them unviable and make city living costly

Was The Met Office Napping?

Hailstorms have once again damaged crops in the drought-prone Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra as well as the credibility of the India Meteorological Department.

Era Begins Without Plan

NITI Aayog formally begins its business without a vision or an action plan.

Measles Is Back

With outbreaks reported from across the world, measles' eradication by 2020 seems difficult

Bitter Medicine

It is time to treat pharma waste more rigorously. The waste contains active ingredients used in antibiotics and may be contributing to the spread of antimicrobial resistance

Pulse With Potential

As health connoisseurs turn to horse gram, CHANDRA PRAKASH KALA hopes that the lesser known crop can help transform Uttarakhand's farm sector, in a big way

Heavy-Duty Pressure

The government has stalled standards that could have made heavy-duty vehicles guzzle and pollute less. Is it hand-in-glove with the industry or under pressure from it?

Weathering A Poor Network

With extreme weather events becoming the new normal, forecasting has become more important than ever. It's time African nations invest in observation networks

Reverse Gear On Oil Palm

Sixteen years after the Supreme Court banned monoculture plantations in Andaman and Nicobar Islands' fragile ecosystem, the administration wants it revoked

March Against Asbestos

Though its use is banned in most countries, the asbestos industry continues to thrive at the cost of putting millions of people at risk

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.

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