The cost of production at broiler farms has shot up steeply in the past two years. In 2017-18, it was due to the high rise in chick prices and in 2018-19 it was due to high prices of both chicks and the feed
The 6,500-odd residents of Adbar village in Haryana say they would love to have a doctor round the clock, child delivery facilities and a wider range of medicines. This is the story of many villages in India
We often use metaphors from nature to justify our worst impulses. ‘Rat race’ and ‘dog eats dog’ refer to cut-throat competition. It is true that species do compete. But they also collaborate
The tale of two sisters of Adbar shows that access to water also plays its part in determining who goes to school and who does not. Young girls should not have to miss school to fetch water
Looking at Nature with intricate, living detail can help us through the Anthropocene’s sicknesses
Fishes are very sensitive to changes in water quality. When rivers get dry or become fragmented into isolated pools, what happens to fishes and turtles?
The southwest monsoon 2019 would be remembered for the twists and turns and the numerous rainfall records it broke, despite a late onset and 33 per cent deficient rainfall until June end
Tourism is a significant contributor to global warming. While many tourist hotspots have managed to keep pollution and resource degradation within check, most are struggling and getting polluted and degraded
Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is no longer confined to the rich or city-dwellers. It is spreading in rural India, which has fewer doctors, worse health facilities
The small farmers are getting affected because of the high cost of feed, which is 70% of the total cost of production. They should start making their feed, which will help them in increasing their margins