Features

Silencing Dissent

Rahul Pandita

The Chhattisgarh government speaks of banning civil rights group PUCL

The Tearful CM

Anil Budur Lulla

Tears, black magic and trips to the temple have dominated BS Yeddyurappa’s three years in office. But will he last now?

Find the Rich, Feed the Poor

Shailendra Tyagi

According to the Economic Survey, 40-55 per cent of PDS stocks are diverted to the open market

The Last Indian Vultures

Meera Subramaniam

What will happen when they are gone? A carcass dump in Bikaner, where feral dogs have become abundant, gives ominous notice

Baskin’ in Peace At Last

Rahul Pandita

A summer of tourists and Baskin Robbins ice-cream

Where are the Birds Going?

Shubhangi Swarup

One Northern Shovelor went to Bihar instead of the Arctic. The patterns of bird migration in India are going awry

The Revolution’s New Leaf

Hartosh Singh Bal

With a little help from the Tata Group, man has managed to replicate photosynthesis in a lab. In the future, you could well have an artificial leaf powering a house in an Indian village

Living with Lions

Haima Deshpande

Maldharis, the last human inhabitants of Gir forest, are justifiably proud of their coexistence with big cats. But these tribals may not be around in the forest for much longer

On the Wild Meat Trail

Shilpi Sharma

Two documentary filmmakers go into the interiors of the Northeast for five years to understand an eerie silence of the forests. They find hope in local tribals defying tradition to go green