Feature Article

After years of killing his fields with pesticides and fertilisers, a sapota grower rediscovered cultivation without chemicals

Traditional sailors are skilled in roaming the seas with nature as their guide

Timely practices of mulching, watering and pruning have allowed the Kachares to thrive on "barren" ground

Maritime communities were discriminated against, but their technology is by no means inferior

After setting the trend of grape cultivation in Sangli district, Ganapathyrao Mhetre is all set to introduce organic farming techniques

Although India has a maritime history that dates back to the Harappan period, the conservation of its marine heritage has languished

Schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh delighted themselves collecting leaves and plants for a unique biodiversity competition

Fisherfolk living on the Konkan coast make their own boats and nets and respect each other's territories

MANOJ Kumar, the son of a brick kiln worker, shows the perspicacity of one much older than his 14 years. He not only won both the biodiversity competitions held at Gangagarh, he also topped his class. Manoj spoke to Down To Earth about his motivations and

The masulas that are used mainly in beach seining are slowly dying out