In this issue

INSIDE AD HOC FORESTS - Government does not have ownership evidence over vast swathes of forestland in India

Araku's pioneer

A tribal farmer in Andhra Pradesh got the best of both worlds when he combined natural farming with his wisdom from shifting cultivation

2 mins

Are we there yet?

Model villages are still far from the goal of doubling farmers’ income by 2022

9 mins

Lesser pandemic?

A new viral infection in cattle sweeps across India, threatening one of the largest rural economies

7 mins

Two of a kind

India has lost two environmental crusaders who embodied the spirit of conservation

4 mins

The Forests We Forgot

Huge swathes of forestland have been declared reserve forests but never notified since the colonial era, leaving thousands of people encroachers on their own land for generations. For them, it is a perennial existence of uncertainty. ISHAN KUKRETI travels to several villages across JHARKHAND, ANDHRA PRADESH AND MADHYA PRADESH to find how government failure, both at the Centre and the states, is hurting the communities and forests alike

10+ mins

SO, WHO BLINKS FIRST

Recent mutations in COVID-19 virus have complicated the fight against the pandemic. Can we win?

9 mins

Let it flow

The scientific community has rolled out plans to remove hurdles in the shift to open access publishing. Will this ensure equitable access?

4 mins

What's in a name?

INDIA’S WILDLIFE LAW HAS NOT INCORPORATED NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHICH IS LEADING TO CONFUSION AND CHAOS IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

6 mins

‘We hardly lived before we died'

PANDEMICS IN THE PAST HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD ORDER. WILL COVID-19 DO THE SAME?

3 mins

Stem pepper

THE WOODY STEMS OF CHUI OOZE FIERY FLAVOURS

4 mins

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