The Pralaya Prophecy: Read an excerpt from the new climate-fiction novel by Mridula Ramesh

India, March 6 -- There was a small printer in the corner of the room. Rajan took the book and spread it open. Swati moved to help him, while Lakshmi perched on the table. As the machine started to d... Read More

No losses, just grains: Can millets save the planet?

India, March 1 -- "A female elephant rubs against the white koothalam flowers, That have blossomed on dark green shrubs, Looking like white herons perched on the verdant foliage, Her skin is dotted by... Read More

No losses, just grains: Mridula Ramesh writes on the marvels of millets

India, Feb. 27 -- "A female elephant rubs against the white koothalam flowers, That have blossomed on dark green shrubs, Looking like white herons perched on the verdant foliage, Her skin is dotted... Read More

'It's going to get worse. Leadership means helping people adapt to climate change'

India, Feb. 6 -- This is part of an extensive interview conducted days after Veerabhadran Ramanathan, 81, won the Crafoord Prize (in Geosciences), often considered a precursor to the Nobel. It was Ra... Read More

'We will soon have our ozone-hole moment on climate. Only then will we act'

India, Feb. 6 -- Veerabhadran Ramanathan, 81, has just won the Crafoord Prize (in Geosciences), often considered a precursor to the Nobel. He discovered that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), common refrig... Read More

Culture shock: Your gut could be making you sad, angsty, anxious

India, Feb. 1 -- Sometime, I wish I could disappear into the souffle-like insouciance of PG Wodehouse, rather than reading up on the leading causes of cancer mortality in people under 50. The good new... Read More

Culture shock: Your gut could be making you sad, angsty, anxious

India, Jan. 30 -- Sometime, I wish I could disappear into the souffle-like insouciance of PG Wodehouse, rather than reading up on the leading causes of cancer mortality in people under 50. The good n... Read More

Air apparent: Why India deserves its own Central Parks

India, Jan. 4 -- I fear death by admin. A realm in which credit-card snafus, travel booking mix-ups, endless calls and paperwork collide. That's my hell, along with concrete jungles, overfilled garbag... Read More

Air apparent: Mridula Ramesh, on why India deserves its own Central Parks

India, Jan. 2 -- I fear death by admin. A realm in which credit-card snafus, travel booking mix-ups, endless calls and paperwork collide. That's my hell, along with concrete jungles, overfilled garbag... Read More