Biodiversity

A study finds that women's control over income and better decisionmaking power can go a long way in improving dietary diversity and tackling malnutrition in rural India.

The movement towards radical ecological democracy needs to combine the practical and policy-level grassroots work with broader mobilization.

Rapidly disappearing forests are not only a threat to the biodiversity, but spell death knell for the livelihoods of forest dwellers who depend on them for food and survival.

Need to recognise the rights of forest-dwelling and tribal communities over their traditional lands.

The draft notification is alleged to dilute the process and standards for environmental clearances for industries.

Policy matters this week

Use of guppy fish to control mosquito populations in water bodies has given rise to another problem - that of its negative impact on native freshwater diversity.

Policy matters this week

Policy matters this week

Water fleas, tiny organisms found in water can help save rivers! Read this interview with freshwater biologist, Dr Sameer Padhye, to know how.